next-door
Sharing a wall
Next-door describes something immediately adjacent—the house, apartment, or person in the space beside yours: the next-door neighbors, the shop next door.
As an adverb, it indicates location: They live next door.
Figuratively, next door to means very close to or nearly: His optimism was next door to delusion.
Sharing a border
- besideAdjacent to
- alongsideAt the side of
- side-by-sidePositioned next to another
- abuttingSharing a common border
bordering · contiguous · flanking · attached · touching · immediate · nearby · close
At small distance
- closeNearby or to shut
- around the cornerVery close in time/space
- within earshotClose enough to hear
- walking distanceSpan traversable on foot
convenient · accessible · handy · immediate · local · in the vicinity · a stone's throw · within reach
Person living nearby
- residentOne who inhabits
- occupantOne dwelling within
- tenantOne who rents property
- householdDomestic unit of residents
family · folks · acquaintance · friendly face · familiar · waving · block party · cookout
About to occur
- approachingComing toward something
- on the vergeAt the edge of
- around the cornerVery close in time/space
- close at handWithin immediate reach
forthcoming · looming · near · inevitable · waiting · threshold · brink · cusp
adjoining
Sharing a border
- besideAdjacent to
- alongsideAt the side of
- side-by-sidePositioned next to another
abutting · bordering · contiguous · flanking · attached · touching · immediate · nearby · close · connected
nearby
At small distance
- closeNearby or to shut
- around the cornerVery close in time/space
- within earshotClose enough to hear
walking distance · convenient · accessible · handy · immediate · local · in the vicinity · a stone's throw · within reach · drop by
neighbor
Person living nearby
household · family · folks · acquaintance · friendly face · familiar · waving · block party · cookout · watchful eye
imminent
About to occur
- approachingComing toward something
- on the vergeAt the edge of
- around the cornerVery close in time/space
close at hand · forthcoming · looming · near · inevitable · waiting · threshold · brink · cusp · doorstep
next-doordistant
Far away or aloof
estranged · isolated · remote · unreachable · inaccessible
door, next, neighboring, neighbors, neighbours, neighbouring