Hyphenation of nearest

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word nearest? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

near-est

Definitions of nearest:

1.	(superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance That was the time he came nearest to death

Synonyms of nearest:

adj	nighest, near, close
adj	near, close, adjacent, moral, nearby, nearer, neighbor, neighbour, neighboring, neighbouring, nigh, warm, hot, nighest
adj	near, nigh, left
adj	near, artificial, unreal
adj	cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, stingy, ungenerous
adj	dear, good, near, close
adj	approximate, near, close
adv	nighest, closest

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.