nearer

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UK/ˈnɪəɹə/US/ˈnɪɹɚ/US/ˈnɪəɹə(ɹ)/US/ˈniɹə(ɹ)/

adjective

Less distant; comparative form of near: more near.

“I'd like to live nearer the office.”

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nighercloser
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Less distant; comparative form of near: more near.

    There are two pubs in the town; the nearer one is about a five-minute walk away.

preposition
  1. Closer to.

    I'd like to live nearer the office.

    3 more examples

    I’ll tell you nearer the time what to do.

    I still seem to be no nearer a solution.

    The star grew—it grew with a terrible steadiness hour after hour, a little larger each hour, a little nearer the midnight zenith, and brighter and brighter, until it had turned night into a second day.

    1897, H. G. Wells, The Star

Synonyms & antonyms

adverb(comparative of ‘near’ or ‘close’) within a shorter distance

Similar
nighercloser
Also see
closer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nearer

clearershearerhearersteererfearerjeererpeererspearer
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Anagrams

earnerreearnRaeren
Cite this entry
APA

nearer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nearer

MLA

“nearer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nearer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nearer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nearer.

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