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closest

ADJECTIVE
next
Synonyms
STRONGEST
later
WEAK
abutting adjacent adjoining after alongside attached back-to-back beside close coming consequent coterminous ensuing following hard by meeting nearest neighboring on the side proximate side-by-side subsequent succeeding touching
Antonyms
WEAK
earlier preceding previous
ADVERB
nearby
Synonyms
STRONGEST
near
WEAK
about at close quarters close close at hand hard near-at-hand nigh not far away
Antonyms
WEAK
far faraway

Example Sentences

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More damaging still, several of his closest advisers have reportedly urged him to announce a timeline for his departure, including Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, the two most senior Cabinet ministers.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Researchers found that the OHF group, whose diets remained closest to what participants had already been eating before the study, showed no significant change in biological age markers.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

And more than a few of my closest, meanest friends.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

And the United States, its closest ally, has been encouraging Tokyo to play a more active security role.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Upper Tyson and Clarksville were the two closest suburbs.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix