What does proximate mean?

proximate means "closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in proximate?

proximate has 3 syllables: prox-i-mate. The stress falls on "prox". In IPA it is /ˈpɹɑksəmət/.

What is the opposite of proximate?

The recorded antonyms are ultimate.

Is proximate a common word?

proximate is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with proximate?

1 word rhymes with proximate. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

proximate — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
“news of his proximate arrival”
“interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals”
Antonymsultimate
Similarimmediate
2.
very close in space or time
“proximate words”
“proximate houses”
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