CLOSEST Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

closest

adjective

as in nearest

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Adjective

That means nobody is around to judge you for slipping the ABBA album from the stack of records in the lobby onto the nearby turntable before curling up on the black leather banquettes around the fireplace.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Instead he was sent to the nearby Army barracks and told to schedule outpatient appointments.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of nearby

Adjective

An approximate number that management reviews every quarter is considerably more useful than a very real cost that nobody measures.

— George Wells, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
To predict the properties of larger molecules and materials, researchers have developed methods that can find approximate wave functions.

— Sophya Garashchuk, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 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

The series, which comprises eight 45-minute episodes, is set in the near future, at a time when humanity’s survival rests on a new generation of elite pilots.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
To get gear in, FORM staffers typically meet the artist’s semis at the nearest major road juncture and load equipment into box trucks.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of near

Adjective

The immediate focus is on joint development, testing, and demonstration.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Bystander videos and photos posted by on social media showed a man sitting on the ground with his hands behind his back, in the immediate aftermath of the shooting.

— Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of immediate

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