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next to

The phrase “next to” has 2 syllables: next to

It's pronounced as /ˈnɛkst tu/

What is synonym and antonym for next to?

In the thesaurus, “next to” has 83 synonyms and 29 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for next to along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for next to

Antonyms for next to

  • absolutely
  • afore
  • ahead of
  • altogether
  • away
  • barely
  • before
  • completely
  • divided
  • entirely
  • ere
  • fully
  • hardly
  • of
  • plain
  • plumb
  • previous to
  • prior to
  • quite
  • scarcely
  • separated
  • thoroughly
  • to
  • totally
  • toward
  • towards
  • utterly
  • well
  • wholly

Meanings of next to

  • preposition
    1. Beside, alongside, by, adjacent to, or near.
    2. Immediately after, in choice or consideration; aside from.
    3. Compared to, in comparison with.

Example Sentences

  • She sat next to her brother at the dinner table.
  • The lamp is placed next to the sofa.
  • He stood next to the window, staring outside.
  • I found my keys next to the television.
  • The bookstore is next to the coffee shop.

On this page you'll find 112 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to next to, such as: about, absolutely, abutting, across, adjoining, afore, after.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

about

  • abroad
  • across
  • adjacent
  • afloat
  • after a fashion
  • all but
  • all over
  • almost
  • along
  • alongside
  • any which way
  • anyhow
  • appreciably
  • approximately
  • apropos
  • apropos of
  • around
  • aroused
  • as concerns
  • as far as
  • as for
  • as good as
  • as regards
  • as respects
  • as to
  • astir
  • at
  • athwart
  • awake
  • awakened
  • aware
  • back
  • backward
  • backwards
  • behind
  • beside
  • borderline
  • by
  • by and large
  • chiefly
  • circa
  • concerning
  • conscious
  • counter
  • counterclockwise
  • dealing with
  • down
  • downward
  • downwards
  • encircling
  • everyplace
  • everywhere
  • fair
  • fairly
  • far and wide
  • feckly
  • generally
  • here and there
  • hereabout
  • hereabouts
  • high and low
  • in connection with
  • in general
  • in regard to
  • in relation to
  • in respect to
  • in reverse
  • in the ball park
  • in the neighborhood
  • in view of
  • insomniac
  • just about
  • kind of
  • largely
  • like
  • loosely
  • mainly
  • more or less
  • most
  • mostly
  • much
  • near
  • nearby
  • nearly
  • next door to
  • next to
  • nigh
  • nominally
  • obversely
  • of
  • on
  • over
  • partially
  • partly
  • passim
  • plus or minus
  • practically
  • pretty much
  • pretty nearly
  • rearward
  • rearwards
  • reawakened
  • referring to
  • regarding
  • relative to
  • respecting
  • reversely
  • revived
  • right and left
  • roughly
  • round
  • roused
  • rousted
  • say
  • sleepless
  • some
  • somewhat
  • somewhere
  • somewhere about
  • somewhere around
  • surrounding
  • through
  • throughout
  • touching
  • touching on
  • toward
  • towards
  • ubiquitously
  • up
  • virtually
  • wakeful
  • wakened
  • well-nigh
  • widdershins
  • wide-awake
  • with regard to
  • with respect to
  • withershins
  • within an inch of

fair

fairly

mainly

  • about
  • above all
  • altogether
  • approximately
  • basically
  • broadly
  • by and large
  • chiefly
  • commonly
  • essentially
  • first and foremost
  • frequently
  • generally
  • in general
  • in the main
  • incompletely
  • largely
  • more or less
  • most
  • most of all
  • mostly
  • much
  • near
  • nearly
  • next to
  • nigh
  • normally
  • on the whole
  • ordinarily
  • overall
  • partially
  • partly
  • plus or minus
  • practically
  • predominantly
  • primarily
  • principally
  • rather
  • roughly
  • some
  • somewhat
  • substantially
  • to the greatest extent
  • typically
  • usually
  • virtually
  • well-nigh

near

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