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closest

ADJECTIVE

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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It left the rotating parts of the fan much closer to its intake guard than was safe - just 43mm at the closest point.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

In January 2026, the clock was set at 85 seconds to midnight, the closest we’ve ever been to a designated zero hour.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

These wave packets, called coherent states, are the closest quantum equivalents to classical motion.

From Science Daily • Jun. 15, 2026

Brownsville, Texas, is the closest city to SpaceX’s Starbase.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 13, 2026

These rides into the mountains were when Akira felt closest to her father.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz