closest

adjective

as in nearest

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Relevance

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closest
  1. nearby
  2. approximate
  3. adjacent
  4. next-door
  5. near
  6. immediate
Adjective
  • What to do nearby Step directly onto Ocean Drive to explore the surrounding Art Deco Historic District, or stroll across the street into Lummus Park for a seaside walk.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Outside, downtown Rosendale is right at the door, and the nearby Wallkill Valley Rail Trail crosses the 940-foot-long Rosendale Trestle high above the creek—a particularly dramatic place to take in the Hudson Valley’s fall coloring.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of nearby
Adjective
  • If an app does not need your exact location, consider switching to approximate location or turning location access off.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The report has an approximate margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
    — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of approximate
Adjective
  • In the afternoons, the Pultizer living room adjacent to The Bar and SkyFire restaurant is a happening place.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Nashville is seeing plenty of posthumous Dolly activity at the moment, as her SongTeller Hotel and an adjacent museum have just opened in downtown Nashville.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of adjacent
Adjective
  • Other next-door neighbors include a convent, a multi-building affordable-housing complex and a preschool for children with hearing loss.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The armed man, who lived in Parkchester, was described by his next-door neighbor as a quiet guy who kept to himself.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of next-door
Adjective
  • If Waldron’s future role at Goldman Sachs appears to be a near certainty, that’s not the case for the rest of the bank’s C-suite, especially if several top executives depart after being passed over.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Kushner was a key architect of the Gaza ceasefire brokered between Israel and Hamas last October; despite that deal, Israel continues striking the enclave on a near daily basis.
    — Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of near
Adjective
  • All game long Wednesday, the Washington Mystics were trying to claw back against the Atlanta Dream after falling into an immediate hole.
    — Jake Kauderer, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The immediate test is converting orders into shipments, revenue, and cash flow.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of immediate
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