nowhere near

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nowhere near

Where it comes from

Presumably a reformation of Old English nāhwǣr nēah (literally “nowhere nigh”).

adverb

Not by a large margin, not nearly, not at all. He's not bad, but he's nowhere near as good as me.

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"nowhere near." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nowhere%20near. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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nowhere near. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nowhere%20near

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"nowhere near." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nowhere%20near.

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@misc{nowhere_near_2026,
  title = {nowhere near},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nowhere%20near},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}