nearer
Not so far
Nearer is the comparative form of near, indicating closer proximity in space, time, or degree: The storm is getting nearer.
It works as both adjective and adverb: the nearer exit, Come nearer.
Nearer to and nearer alone are both standard: We moved nearer the front or nearer to the front.
One who concludes
- adjacentDirectly next to
- approachingComing toward something
- next-doorImmediately beside one's home
- neighboringSituated beside another
bordering · contiguous · adjoining · immediate · surrounding · local · handy · accessible
Moving toward sameness
- incomingMoving toward arrival
- oncomingMoving toward the observer
- forthcomingSoon to appear
- imminentAbout to occur
impending · looming · pending · encroaching · advancing · closing in · verging · approximating
Very close to completion
- home stretchConcluding phase of effort
- final stretchConcluding portion of effort
- gaining groundMaking steady headway
- making headwayAchieving forward progress
closer
One who concludes
- adjacentDirectly next to
- approachingComing toward something
- next-doorImmediately beside one's home
neighboring · bordering · contiguous · adjoining · immediate · surrounding · local · handy · accessible · convenient
converging
Moving toward sameness
- incomingMoving toward arrival
- oncomingMoving toward the observer
- forthcomingSoon to appear
imminent · impending · looming · pending · encroaching · advancing · closing in · verging · approximating · bearing down
truer
More accurate or loyal
almost there
Very close to completion
- home stretchConcluding phase of effort
- final stretchConcluding portion of effort
- gaining groundMaking steady headway
warmer
Higher in temperature
- heart-to-heartSincere personal discussion
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
- nowhere nearAt great distance from
- near missesNarrowly avoided incidents
- near missNarrowly averted incident
- nearly allMost but not quite
- near deathClose to dying
- nearly thereClose to reaching goal
near, nearly, nearby, nearing, nearest, nearness, nears, neared