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adv. (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance; "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation"

nigher

adv. (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance; "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation"

Adjectives (1)

nearer

adj. less distant in space: "we walked to the nearer house"

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narrow, marginal

adj. very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape"

moral

adj. based on strong likelihood or firm conviction rather than actual evidence: "a moral certainty"

nearby

adj. close at hand; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"

neighbor, neighbour, neighboring, neighbouring

adj. situated near one another; "neighbor states"

nigh

adj. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"

virtual

adj. existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact; "a virtual dependence on charity"; "a virtual revolution"; "virtual reality"

warm, hot

adj. of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail"

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nearer

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