ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsPproximity
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proximity
Meaning: the state of being near or close to something in space or time
proximity in a sentence
How proximity is used in real sentences:
The hotel's proximity to the beach made it popular with summer tourists.
Wildlife experts warned residents about the bear's proximity to the campground after several sightings near the trash bins overnight.
“Proximity to the throne affected whose reports reached her first.”
— from the passage The Queen's Paper Roads
Synonyms for proximity
Other words for proximity — nearness, closeness and adjacency — carry the same meaning.
- nearness
- closeness
- adjacency
Antonyms of proximity
Words that mean the opposite of proximity:
- distance
- remoteness
Where it comes from
From Latin proximus 'nearest'
Memory hook
PROXIMITY sounds like 'approximate-ity' — being approximately near something.