nearer

Speech parts

1. nearer - Adjective

2. nearer - Adverb

3. nearer - Preposition

Meaning

(comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

closer nigher good near close approach dear narrow approaching approximate imminent impending skinny nigh defilade

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Antonyms

yonder further elsewhere farther futurist Yon

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Phrases with the word

come nearer draw nearer move nearer bring nearer coming nearer draw nearer to

Anagrams

earner reearn

Examples

God is nearer to us than any man at every time. He is nearer to me than my raiment, nearer than the air or light, nearer than my wife, father, mother, daughter, son, or friend. I live in Him, soul and body. I breathe in Him, think in Him, feel, consider, intend, speak, undertake, work in Him. John of Kronstadt

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country. Margaret Thatcher

I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book. Joseph Smith

The shirt is nearer than the doublet. Italian Proverb

The moon grows darker as it gets nearer to the sun. Tibetan Proverb

The nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat. Jamaican Proverb

Close letter words and terms

nearctic region Nearctica neare nearest nearest and dearest nearest approach