Near and Spare

Near

Near adjective - Being the less far of two.

Spare and near are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spare" instead an adjective "Near".

Nearby Words: nearly, nearby, nearness

Spare

Spare adjective - Being over what is needed.

Near and spare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Near" instead an adjective "Spare".

Nearby Words: spar, sparing, spared, sparely

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

cast near cast spare cast

Both words in one sentence

  • Near the end of Futari wa Pretty Cure, the Dark King is purportedly destroying multiple planets in his spare time.
  • Combat Pragmatist They almost always have their weapon of choice either on them or near them at all times, and possibly a spare or two.
  • Film / Transformers: Dark of the Moon Karmic Death: Dylan reactivates the Control Pillar to bring Cybertron near Earth, under the pretense that the Decepticons would spare him once they win the war.
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