closest

adjective

as in nearest

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for closest
  1. nearby
  2. approximate
  3. adjacent
  4. next-door
  5. near
  6. immediate
Adjective
  • The nearby Sackville River could have delivered low-carbon fresh water from the spring melt.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Brendan Nugent, from nearby Tarrawingee, was charged with intentionally causing serious injury, dangerous driving causing serious injury and causing harm to a federal official, police said in a statement on Tuesday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of nearby
Adjective
  • When the drummer was compelled the leave the stage Thursday in Tulsa, there was some confusion during an approximate 25-minute break before the music resumed with Journey’s drum tech, Steve Toomey, taking over.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Data brokers can also collect information such as current and previous addresses, phone numbers, approximate age and possible relatives.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of approximate
Adjective
  • Lips and eyes were also adorned at the L’Oreal Paris booth, where guests received touch-ups before hitting the adjacent Allure Red Carpet.
    — Eden Stuart, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Sanders asked during an impromptu speech outside, where hundreds of people gathered on a lawn adjacent to the University of Florida’s 800-person auditorium, after their main event had already reached capacity.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of adjacent
Adjective
  • There was no reason for the actor—who at the height of her fame dated James Dean and was often typecast as the sweet-faced girl-next-door—to stoop to stepping back into Pam’s shoes.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • This cutesy girl-next-door look helped to catapult Huntington-Whiteley from Teen Vogue favourite to Burberry face, bona fide lingerie designer, beauty entrepreneur and blockbuster movie star.
    — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of next-door
Adjective
  • The band frequently steers the poppy songwriting offroad by leaning into distortion and ambience, creating moments of both near-mania and hazy unease.
    — Sue Park, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
  • On a near-weekly basis, Landsat 9 delivers observations of everything from deforestation to water quality and crop growth.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of near
Adjective
  • Its biotechnology could now serve a more immediate military application.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Times reached out to Script botanicals for comment but did not receive an immediate response.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of immediate
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