relatively close

Frequency: 6.58.2 per million words

To be near in comparison to something else.

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Examples (10)

  • Our new apartment is relatively close to the city center.
  • The hotel is relatively close to the airport, so we won't need a long taxi ride.
  • The deadline is relatively close, so we need to hurry up.
  • The election results were relatively close, with only a few hundred votes separating the candidates.
  • The two species are relatively close on the evolutionary tree.
  • Although they live in different countries, the two sisters have remained relatively close.
  • It was a relatively close game until the last quarter.
  • If we leave now, we should arrive at a time that is relatively close to our original estimate.
  • Is the new coffee shop relatively close to our office?
  • Compared to our last house, this one is relatively close to a good school.