closest

Adverb

Meaning

(superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

next near immediate closer adjacent neighboring next door proximate Proxima nigh adjoining cheeseparing nearest airless neck and neck

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Antonyms

afar furthest remotely out of reach

Phrases with the word

closest friend closest call closest distance closest point closest relative closest approach

Anagrams

cotless closets

Examples

Probably the closest things to perfection are the huge absolutely empty holes that astronomers have recently discovered in space. If there's nothing there, how can anything go wrong? Richard Brautigan

Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing. Norman Mailer

A woman is closest to being naked when she is well-dressed. Coco Chanel

There are formalities between the closest of friends. Japanese Proverb

God is closest to those with broken hearts. Jewish Proverb

You are always closest to yourself. Swedish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

closer understanding closerange closereefed closest approach closest attention closest blood