Nearly
Nearly adverb - To a close degree.
On the brink of and nearly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "On the brink of" instead an adverb "Nearly".
Nearby Word: near
On the brink of
Nearly and on the brink of are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nearly" instead an adverb phrase "On the brink of".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- much and nearly
- much and on the brink of
- most and nearly
- most and on the brink of
- almost and nearly
- almost and on the brink of
- practically and nearly
- practically and on the brink of
- about and nearly
- about and on the brink of
- all but and nearly
- all but and on the brink of
- near and nearly
- near and on the brink of
Both terms in one sentence
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Considering that the bearer is nearly always on the brink of death (or in too much spiritual pain for more life as a human to be very appealing), they nearly always take the offer.
Source: Demon of Human Origin - However, both are already married, Laura to the kind yet bland Fred, and after they are nearly caught on the brink of consummating the affair, they decide they must part ways.
Source: Wrong Guy First -
Jumping Off the Slippery Slope: Elsa almost does this when she nearly kills the Duke's men, but Hans points out that she's on the brink of becoming the monster that a few xenophobes have accused her of being.
Source: Disney / Frozen
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