proximately
In close relation
Proximately means in a way that is close or near, whether in space, time, or causal connection.
The word appears most often in legal contexts, where proximate cause is the direct cause of an injury or damage: The defendant's negligence proximately caused the plaintiff's injuries.
Outside law, it serves as a formal alternative to approximately or nearly.
Without intermediary steps
- immediatelyWithout any pause
- legallyIn lawful manner
- causallyRelating to cause-effect
- foreseeablyIn an anticipatable way
liability · negligence · tort · consequentially · resultantly · culpably · precipitating · inducing
In proximity or detail
- nearlyAlmost but incomplete
- adjacentlyIn a bordering position
- contiguouslyIn direct contact
- nearbyAt small distance
alongside · beside · neighboring · abutting · bordering · adjoining · tangentially · vicinity
Without any pause
- shortlyIn little time
- soonIn brief time
- imminentlyAbout to occur
- presentlyAt the current time
forthwith · directly · momentarily · instantaneously · promptly · urgently · recently · latterly
directly
Without intermediary steps
- immediatelyWithout any pause
- legallyIn lawful manner
- causallyRelating to cause-effect
foreseeably · liability · negligence · tort · consequentially · resultantly · culpably · precipitating · inducing · occasioning
closely
In proximity or detail
- nearlyAlmost but incomplete
- adjacentlyIn a bordering position
- contiguouslyIn direct contact
nearby · alongside · beside · neighboring · abutting · bordering · adjoining · tangentially · vicinity · juxtaposed
immediately
Without any pause
- shortlyIn little time
- soonIn brief time
- imminentlyAbout to occur
presently · forthwith · directly · momentarily · instantaneously · promptly · urgently · recently · latterly · newly
proximatelyremotely
From a distance
distantly · indirectly · ultimately · mediately · far off
approximate, approximately, proximate, approximated, approximates