All proximate synonyms
prox·i·mate
P p adj proximate
- in search of — looking for, seeking
- in the ballpark — a tract of land where ball games, especially baseball, are played.
- downstream — upstream
- after a while — some time later
- close-at-hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
- by and by — presently or eventually
- approximal — situated side by side; close together
- approximate — An approximate number, time, or position is close to the correct number, time, or position, but is not exact.
- immediate — occurring or accomplished without delay; instant: an immediate reply.
- close-by — nearby; adjacent; neighboring.
- later — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- imprecise — not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
- following — the act of following.
- near at hand — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- lineal — being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- later on — a comparative of late: Her later years were not happy.
- around the corner — If you say that something is around the corner, you mean that it will happen very soon. In British English, you can also say that something is round the corner.
- nearby — close at hand; not far off; adjacent; neighboring: a nearby village.
- head on — (of two objects) meeting with the fronts or heads foremost: a head-on collision.
- in the cards — a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
- close at hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
- at close quarters — If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing.
- impending — about to happen; imminent: their impending marriage.
- coterminous — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous
- back to back — (of two similar events) following one immediately after the other; in unbroken sequence; consecutively: After losing all day, he picked winners back to back in the last two races.
- derivate — derived
- closeby — nearby; adjacent; neighboring.
- near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- in the wake of — the track of waves left by a ship or other object moving through the water: The wake of the boat glowed in the darkness.
- in the offing — the more distant part of the sea seen from the shore, beyond the anchoring ground.
- close shave — a narrow escape
- head-on — (of two objects) meeting with the fronts or heads foremost: a head-on collision.
- in the wind — air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface: A gentle wind blew through the valley. High winds were forecast.
- back-to-back — Back-to-back wins or victories are victories that are gained one after another without any defeats between them.
- 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.