Antonyms for nearernear·er

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1. nearer, nigher, closeradverb

   (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance

   "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation"

   Synonyms:
   closer, nigher

How to use nearer in a sentence?

1. Simone Weil:

   A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless.

2. Thomas Jefferson:

   The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them; inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.

3. David Hare:

   Nothing is further than earth from heaven, and nothing is nearer than heaven to earth.

4. Proverb:

   The nearer the worship place, the farther from God

5. Han Suyin:

   ...love from one being to another can only be that two solitudes come nearer, recognize and protect and comfort each other.

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