Synonyms for nearness

noun

1. Nearness in time or space

   closeness, contiguity, adjacency, proximity, propinquity, vicinity, vicinage, approximation, approach, intimacy, resemblance, likeness, handiness, close quarters, imminence, immediacy, loom, threat, menace, prospectiveness; see also neighborhood, similarity.

   Antonyms distance*, remoteness, difference.

2. Nearness in feeling

   familiarity, dearness, intimacy; see admiration, affection 1, friendship 2.