Synonyms for nearest
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1. nearest, nighest, closestadverb

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

   "that was the time he came nearest to death"

   Synonyms:
   nighest, closest

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1. List of paraphrases for "nearest":

   closest, closer, nearer, earliest

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1. Manuel Fernández-Götz:

   In this way they help us to build a picture of how the mass of the population lived out their lives -- how close their nearest neighbours were and how they may have used the landscape for farming and grazing animals.

2. Ronald Reagan:

   No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!

3. Aldous Huxley:

   After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.

4. Philo Judaeus:

   The air is full of souls those who are nearest to earth descending to be tied to mortal bodies return to other bodies, desiring to live in them.

5. David Newbery:

   The norm would usually see an aircraft suffering from depressurization landing at the nearest suitable airport – not least to calm down the passengers, who would be severely frightened, however, if there were nothing structurally wrong with the aircraft, the commander could elect to continue to a more distant airport.