close proximity
Right next to
Close proximity means very near in space or time.
The phrase is technically redundant—proximity already means nearness—but has become a fixed expression in English: The hotel's close proximity to the beach was a selling point.
Some usage guides object, but the phrase is standard in both casual and formal contexts.
- nearnessState of being close
- adjacentDirectly next to
- besideAdjacent to
- side by sideAdjacent and parallel
- touchingEvoking gentle emotion
elbow-to-elbow · intimate · crowded · tight · huddled · jostling · shoulder-to-shoulder · nose to nose · within-reach · neighboring · right next door · bordering · abutting · a stone's throw · cramped · packed · immediate · vicinity
- Redundanciestautology, pleonasm, redundancy, redundant phrase, added bonus
- seating spotswindow seat, aisle seat, front row, back row, center seat
close proximityfar away
At considerable distance
remoteness · far-flung · miles apart · far removed · long distance
close proximityfar removed
Greatly separated in space
remoteness · disconnection · wide gap · estrangement · detachment
close, proximity, closed, closer, closest, closely, closeness, closing, closure