nearest

adjective

1
as in equidistant

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2
as in closest

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearest
  1. equidistant
  2. nearby
  3. innermost
  4. adjacent
  5. inner
  6. approximate
  7. middle
  8. next-door
Adjective
  • Two of the grandmothers were seated with the couple, while the parents were at the table adjacent to them—equidistant to avoid jealousy and hard feelings.
    — Alessandra De Tommasi, Vanity Fair, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Summer dresses, hats, top hats and tails were the order of the day as the congregation entered the pretty village church, which is equidistant from Gatcombe Park—Princess Anne's Gloucestershire estate where Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall grew up—and the Sperling family home in South Cerney.
    — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Glamour, 6 June 2026
Definition of equidistant
Adjective
  • Guests can paddleboard into the sunset from the nearby dock or sip cocktails by the firepits scattered around the property.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In one incident, residents attacked a hospital in Nyakunde and entered a nearby Ebola treatment center, forcing patients and staff to flee before operations resumed the following day.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of nearby
Adjective
  • Today, the moon continues its journey through its domicile, Cancer, heightening everything from our intuition to our innermost feelings — memories from the past and emotional sensitivities are no exception.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The solar system’s largest gas giant and its innermost planet will resemble a close pair of bright stars in the morning twilight.
    — Michael d'Estries, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026
Definition of innermost
Adjective
  • In doing so, Coleman emphasized a ruling from 1938 in favor of the Pittsburgh Pirates against a radio station that placed observers on the rooftop of a building adjacent to Forbes Field to watch the game for a broadcast without paying the Pirates.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Judge Alsup's opinion on training as fair use has not been tested on appeal, and other judges have reached different conclusions on adjacent facts.
    — TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of adjacent
Adjective
  • Channel your inner supermodel and slip into H&M’s lace-trimmed, ’90s-minimalist mini.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The camera cuts intermittently to a speculative montage of her inner experience.
    — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of inner
Adjective
  • The map above shows the evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeters in black.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Witness Lavelle Shah-Marquis also described the approximate ages and sizes of the two boys.
    — Da Lin, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of approximate
Adjective
  • Many a middle-schooler has had to play tetherball, but how many dared to add bees to the mix?
    — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Starring Zhou Xun, Wang Xiao and Tian Zhuangzhuang, the film revolves around a middle-aged former TV host whose memory starts to slowly fade, forcing her to confront the fractures within her family and the choices that shaped her life.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of middle
Adjective
  • The show’s young cast rocketed to superstardom, particularly Adam Brody (as pop culture obsessive Seth Cohen), Mischa Barton (as girl-next-door Marissa Cooper), and Rachel Bilson (as the popular Summer Roberts).
    — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The building’s super and a next-door neighbor said the victim lived above the second-floor unit where the explosion occurred.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of next-door
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