Nearly
Nearly adverb - To a close degree.
Something like and nearly are semantically related In some cases you can use "Something like" instead the word "Nearly" as an adverb or a preposition.
Nearby Word: near
Something like
Nearly and something like are semantically related in for all practical purposes topic. You can use "Nearly" instead the phrase "Something like" as an adverb or a preposition.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- almost and nearly
- almost and something like
- practically and nearly
- practically and something like
- about and nearly
- about and something like
- near and nearly
- near and something like
- approaching and nearly
- approaching and something like
- around and nearly
- around and something like
- basically and nearly
- basically and something like
Both terms in one sentence
- Near the end of the Maximum Carnage crossover, Carnage used something like this to flee when his partners were subdued - and his brain was nearly fried - by the heroes positive emotion weapon.
Source: Decoy Getaway -
Whenever something like this happens to Richard in Looking for Group, he nearly always makes a snarky comment or just ignores it unless it gets utterly annoying.
Source: Major Injury Underreaction -
There have to be something like five or six instances of this throughout the series, nearly always with horrific potential.
Source: Love Potion
Cite this Source
Something like and Nearly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nearly/something_like
Nearly & Something like. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/nearly/something_like>.
Something like or Nearly. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/nearly/something_like.
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