nearest

adjective

Definition of nearestnext
1
as in equidistant

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in closest

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearest
  1. equidistant
  2. innermost
  3. inner
  4. adjacent
  5. middle
  6. approximate
  7. next-door
  8. near
Adjective
  • The Albany suburb is roughly equidistant to New York City and Boston.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2024
  • This soft pro-Hindu view, often found among those who have joined the BJP directly (that is, not by way of the RSS or its affiliated organizations), challenges the Nehruvian idea of a state equidistant from all religions.
    Kanchan Chandra, Foreign Affairs, 23 Nov. 2018
Definition of equidistant
Adjective
  • Secret library:Hidden library in U.P. woods reveals innermost thoughts of visitors: Read the notes City of Clawson Clawson will have an amendment proposal, which, if passed, would open a path for two recreational cannabis stores in the city.
    Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 26 Oct. 2024
  • This lunar reset presents you with the opportunity to reflect on your living space and innermost feelings.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of innermost
Adjective
  • Even as a child, Lila possessed a strange, quasi-supernatural inner force that emerged in moments of rebuke or fear.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Ask Questions To Build Inner Intelligence Honing skills that breed inner intelligence is key in today’s world, regardless of where you or your teams are located.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of inner
Adjective
  • The original store survived the transformation of Town & Country Village into Santana Row more than 20 years ago, and for the past decade has been in a space facing Winchester Boulevard that’s outside but adjacent to the swanky shopping center — a spot that’s had its own benefits.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Seven Ohio House races to be decided in central Ohio counties adjacent to Franklin Two candidates with Statehouse experience face two challengers for two Ohio Senate seats This story was updated to add a video.
    Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of adjacent
Adjective
  • Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected for the lower and middle Florida Keys.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • This is the first year the state has had a youth contest to design election voting stickers, open to elementary, middle and high school students.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of middle
Adjective
  • Kovalenko did not say which equipment featured in the images, nor the approximate location of the systems.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Remember details such as your approximate date of hire and date your employment ended.
    Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of approximate
Adjective
  • In Arvada, Colorado, Mollie, a Labrador, is running for president against her next-door neighbor Chloe, a terrier.
    Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
  • His mother was an avid singer of spirituals, and a next-door neighbor, Lucy Jackson, helped Jones learn to tap out boogie-woogie on the keyboard.
    Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of next-door
Adjective
  • In the near term, Russian nuclear warheads must be removed from any base that is close to wartime operations and bases from which Russia is launching conventional attacks.
    William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Our figure, which is above the leftmost bar in the chart above, is rounded down to the nearest 10,000th vote, and will be replaced by a projection informed by county estimates of remaining ballots when all counties report those figures.
    Sahana Jayaraman, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of near
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