proximate

adjective

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

Similar word(s): immediate

2. very close in space or time

- proximate words

- proximate houses

Similar word(s): close

noun

1. (linguistics) A grammatical marker in the Algonquian (and some other) languages for a principal third person