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The definition of 'proximity' is 'the state of being near, next, or close'. 'Distance' or 'remoteness' are antonyms of 'proximity'. Using 'close', while redundant, is reinforcing the rarer word. Just because people do it often doesn't mean it makes sense; those people 'could care less'.
1. the intervening space between two points or things. 2. the length of this gap. 3. the state of being apart in space; remoteness. 4. an interval between two points in time. 5. the extent of progress; advance. 6. a distant place or time: he lives at a distance from his work. 7. a separation or remoteness in relationship; disparity.