The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CLOSER which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2021.
Nearer crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CLOSER | 60 % | 6 |
| HITHER | 20 % | 6 |
| CLOSERTO | 20 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Nearer
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- closer
- close
- nigher
- approach
- closest
- farther
- dearer
- farer
- distant
- farthest
- furthest
- towards
Crossword Answer definitions
CLOSER adjective- Closed, shut.
- Narrow; confined.
- At a little distance; near.
- Intimate; well-loved.
- Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
- (Ireland, England, Scotland) Hot, humid, with no wind.
- (of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
- Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
- Out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
- Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.
- Short.
- Dense; solid; compact.
- Concise; to the point.
- Difficult to obtain.
- Parsimonious; stingy.
- Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.
- Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.
- Marked, evident.
- Someone or something that closes.
- Someone or something that concludes.
- The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others; a piece of brick finishing a course.
- A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the game. See Wikipedia:closer (baseball)
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result CLOSER
- Mariano Rivera, e.g.
- Saver?
- Ningh-inning specialist
- Ninth-inning starter, often
- More intimate
- Dealmaker extraordinaire
- Ninth-inning pitcher
- Ninth inning specialist
- Mariano Rivera, notably
- Deal maker
More clues leading to the result HITHER
- __ and yon
- This way
- ___ and yon
- Yon companion
- "Hie thee __, / That I may pour my spirits in thine ear": "Macbeth"
- "That sly come __ stare": "Witchcraft" lyric
- Yon's counterpart
- Here, old-style
- ___ and yon.
- Here.