Thesaurus / nearest
FEEDBACKsynonyms for nearest
synonyms for nearest
- direct
- recent
- adjacent
- close
- contiguous
- firsthand
- near-at-hand
- nearby
- nigh
- primary
- proximal
- proximate
- affectionate
- confidential
- cozy
- loving
- warm
- bosom
- cherished
- close
- dear
- dearest
- faithful
- fast
- mellow
- mix
- near
- nice
- regular
- roommate
- snug
- buddy-buddy
- chummy
- clubby
- comfy
- fond
- next
- later
- abutting
- adjacent
- adjoining
- after
- alongside
- attached
- back-to-back
- beside
- close
- closest
- coming
- consequent
- coterminous
- ensuing
- following
- hard by
- meeting
- neighboring
- on the side
- proximate
- side-by-side
- subsequent
- succeeding
- touching
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How to use nearest in a sentence
After relievedly giving the pistol to the nearest soldier, he stumbled quickly over to Brion and took his hand.
SENSE OF OBLIGATIONHENRY MAXWELL DEMPSEY (AKA HARRY HARRISON)But I suppose, as he is my nearest relative, it is but natural he should be anxious about my health.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSI turned round, thrust my purse into the lap of the nearest, and with a light heart led the lady back to the hotel.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 60, NO. 372, OCTOBER 1846VARIOUSPerhaps the nearest approach to a pure æsthetic enjoyment in these early days is the love of flowers.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLYAt once the sepoys at the Kashmir Gate fired a volley at the nearest officers, of whom three fell dead.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYStill a-shiver at dawn, I saddled up and loped for the crest of the nearest divide to get the benefit of the first sun-rays.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRNotwithstanding the unseemly hour, the people came running out at the outcry and clamor especially those from the nearest houses.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, 1493-1898, VOLUME XX, 1621-1624VARIOUSThen he broke off, and when he next gave hint of his whereabouts, it was to hail us from the nearest point on the canyon rim.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRThese last are not packed into hogsheads, but are sent loose, and sold without the trouble of prizing, in the nearest market-town.
TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.Warden's was the nearest house, but that was a mile from the clearing, and in the woods our progress was slow.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYDWORDS RELATED TO NEAREST
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.