next to
Sharing a border
Next to means immediately beside or adjacent to: She sat next to me at dinner.
It can indicate comparison or ranking: Next to skiing, hiking is my favorite activity.
The phrase also means almost or virtually: The task is next to impossible.
He knew next to nothing about cars.
Adjacent to
- alongsideAt the side of
- borderingSharing an edge with
- neighboringSituated beside another
- adjoiningSharing a border
abutting · contiguous · flanking · side-by-side · touching · juxtaposed · parallel · tangent
At small distance
- closeNearby or to shut
- nearShort distance away
- vicinityNearby surrounding area
- immediateHappening without delay
nigh · surrounding · local · within reach · at hand · around · close by · in range
In union or proximity
- withIn company of
- alongsideAt the side of
- besideAdjacent to
- accompanyingGoing along with another
paired · coupled · joined · partnered · united · bonded · connected · arm in arm
Coming after another
- afterFollowing in time
- subsequentOccurring after something else
- successiveFollowing without interruption
- consecutiveFollowing in unbroken sequence
ensuing · proceeding · trailing · behind · in line · queued · ordered · ranked
beside
Adjacent to
- alongsideAt the side of
- borderingSharing an edge with
- neighboringSituated beside another
adjoining · abutting · contiguous · flanking · side-by-side · touching · juxtaposed · parallel · tangent · flush
nearby
At small distance
immediate · nigh · surrounding · local · within reach · at hand · around · close by · in range · accessible
together
In union or proximity
accompanying · paired · coupled · joined · partnered · united · bonded · connected · arm in arm · hand in hand
following
Coming after another
- afterFollowing in time
- subsequentOccurring after something else
- successiveFollowing without interruption
consecutive · ensuing · proceeding · trailing · behind · in line · queued · ordered · ranked · penultimate
- location wordshere, there, where, north, south
- nearnessnear, nearby, close, adjacent, beside
- proximitynear, close, nearby, nearness, proximity
- close tonear, nearby, adjacent, beside, bordering
- adjacencyneighbor, border, touching, beside, abutting
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
next tofar from
At great distance from
away from · nowhere near · apart from · across from · on the other side of