The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NEAR , but the solution may also be NEAREST which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in New York Times).
Proximate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEAR | 37 % | 4 |
| NEAREST | 26 % | 7 |
| NEXT | 19 % | 4 |
| NEARBY | 11 % | 6 |
| CLOSE | 4 % | 5 |
| CLOSEST | 4 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Proximate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- immediate
- close
- proximal
- probable
- adjacent
- direct
- approximate
- nearby
- imminent
- likely
- instant
- impending
Crossword Answer definitions
NEAR noun- The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.
- To come closer to; to approach.
- Physically close.
- Close in time.
- Closely connected or related.
- Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
- Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
- So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
- Approximate, almost.
- (in relation to a vehicle) On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).
- Next to the driver, when he is on foot; on the left of an animal or a team.
- Immediate; direct; close; short.
- Stingy; parsimonious.
- At or towards a position close in space or time.
- Nearly; almost.
- Physically close to, in close proximity to.
- Close to in time.
- Close to in nature or degree.
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 NEAR
More clues leading to the result NEAREST
- Least remote
- Closest
- Most proximate
- Short and direct
- Next
- Most accessible
- Intimate and then some
- Most warm, in a way
- Like a best friend, say
- Least distant
More clues leading to the result NEXT
- Barbershop cry
- Contiguous
- Deli counter cal
- Deli counter cry
- On deck
- Word to the queue
- "Star Trek: The ___ Generation"
- Teller's cry
- Deli counter call
- At the front of the line
More clues leading to the result NEARBY
- At hand
- In the neighborhood
- In the vicinity
- Proksime
- Handy
- Close at hand
- Close
- Proximate
- Not far off
- Just around the corner
More clues leading to the result CLOSE
- "__, but no cigar!"
- Go under
- Lacking fresh air
- Anybody's game
- "That's the right idea"
- Hard to call
- Seal the deal
- __ shave
- No cigar?
- Needing a recount