All approximal synonyms
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A a adj approximal
- neighboring — situated or living near another: one of our neighbor nations.
- contiguous — Things that are contiguous are next to each other or touch each other.
- adjacent — If one thing is adjacent to another, the two things are next to each other.
- adjoining — being in contact; connected or neighbouring
- immediate — occurring or accomplished without delay; instant: an immediate reply.
- warm — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- joined — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- touching — affecting; moving; pathetic: a touching scene of farewell.
- abutting — to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border (often followed by on, upon, or against): This piece of land abuts on a street.
- impinging — to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually followed by on or upon): to impinge upon the imagination; social pressures that impinge upon one's daily life.
- juxtaposed — to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- verging — the edge, rim, or margin of something: the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud.
- burning — You use burning to describe something that is extremely hot.
- ready — completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
- nigh — near in space, time, or relation: The time draws nigh.
- conterminous — enclosed within a common boundary
- coterminous — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous
- next door — Also, next door. to, at, or in the next house on the street, especially if it is very close by, or the adjacent apartment, office, room, or the like: Go next-door and get your sister. Your sister is next-door. Her brother lives next-door.
- beside — Something that is beside something else is at the side of it or next to it.
- bordering — the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.
- close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- meeting — an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet.
- nearby — close at hand; not far off; adjacent; neighboring: a nearby village.
- next — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
- contactual — the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
- juxtapositional — an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- next door to — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
- next to — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
- abreast — If people or things walk or move abreast, they are next to each other, side by side, and facing in the same direction.
- alongside — If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.
- around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
- available — If something you want or need is available, you can find it or obtain it.
- convenient — If a way of doing something is convenient, it is easy, or very useful or suitable for a particular purpose.
- handy — within easy reach; conveniently available; accessible: The aspirins are handy.
- practically — in effect; virtually: It is practically useless to protest.
- proximate — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- at close quarters — If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing.
- close shave — a narrow escape
- close-at-hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
- close-by — nearby; adjacent; neighboring.
- proximal — situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).