Close at hand
Close at hand adjective - Close in space; within reach.
Nearest and close at hand are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nearest" instead an adjective phrase "Close at hand".
Nearest
Nearest adverb - (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance.
Close at hand and nearest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close at hand" instead an adjective "Nearest".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- close and close at hand
- close and nearest
- ready and close at hand
- ready and nearest
- about and close at hand
- about and nearest
- convenient and close at hand
- convenient and nearest
- near and close at hand
- near and nearest
- approaching and close at hand
- approaching and nearest
- immediate and close at hand
- immediate and nearest
Both terms in one sentence
- On the 16th day, with the end so close at hand and the nearest checkpoint a full three hours away, the Anarchists begrudgingly agreed to let Democracy go off during the boulder-pushing puzzles.
Source: Democracy Is Flawed
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