Near
Near adjective - Being the less far of two.
Readily available and near are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Readily available" instead an adjective "Near".
Readily available
Near and readily available are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Near" instead an adjective phrase "Readily available".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- The most famous is Fallout 3, where morphine became "Med-X", as the Australian censors really felt the need to protect Australian kids from getting jacked on hospital grade narcotic that is nowhere near as readily available as its illegal counterparts.
Source: Bowdlerise / Video Games - Despite the film's dark and troubling themes and near-constant violence during the third act, its soundtrack is made up almost exclusively of late-'90s bubblegum pop, whereas industrial rock or nu-metal, which were readily available at the time, would arguably have fit much better.
Source: Soundtrack Dissonance / Anime
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