Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the proximity of objects around them.
Source: tatoeba (1965)
Proximity
/pɹɑkˈsɪm.ɪ.ti/
Synonyms for "proximity" (83 found)
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Strong matches (25)
closenesscombinationconfinesconnectednessconnectioncontactcontiguitycontiguousnesscontrarietyconvergencedealingsdeductiondisjunctionenvironsfiliationforegroundhomologyimmediacyimmediate foregroundintercourse
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Noun(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
icelandic nálægt
Related words (41)
junctionjuxtapositionliaisonlinklinkagelinkingmutual attractionnearnessneighborhoodnighnessorderprecinctpresencepropinquitypurlieusrapportrelatednessrelationrelationsrelationship
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Noun(11 words)
kentanlaw of proximitylocal arealocalitynearnessnoncontact sensingpropinquityproximity sensingsocial closenesstemporal closenesstemporal nearness
Verb(1 words)
lie beside
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More general
16 entriesGestalt law of organizationGestalt principle of organizationclosenessgeometric relationlocalitymeasurementnearnessneck of the woodsneighborhoodneighbourhoodnon-contact sensingsensor technologysocial relationspatial relationtemporal relationvicinity
More specific
6 entriesgeographic proximityphysical proximityproximity detectorproximity sensorsocial proximitytemporal proximity
Collocations
6 entriesclose proximitygeographic proximityproximity effectproximity sensorspatial proximitytemporal proximity
Inflections
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3 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
What the fuck are you up to taking advantage of his proximity to cling to him like a wet T-shirt?!
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The big change is the proximity to death.
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Basically, distance is not an obstacle (on the other hand, how often proximity is one) to reach.
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