NEXT Synonyms & Antonyms - 66 words

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[nekst] / nɛkst /

ADJECTIVE

coming immediately after in space, time, order

Synonyms

STRONGEST

later

WEAK

abutting adjacent adjoining after alongside attached back-to-back beside close closest coming consequent coterminous ensuing following hard by meeting nearest neighboring on the side proximate side-by-side subsequent succeeding touching

Antonyms

WEAK

earlier preceding previous

ADVERB

immediately after in time, space, order

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afterward later

WEAK

after afterwhile behind by and by closely coming up following latterly next off subsequently thereafter

Antonyms

WEAK

earlier preceding previous

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De Zerbi added: "Next season we have to build a top, top, top team. We don't have to change too many players in our squad, but we have to bring in some first level players."

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Next, the team used advanced light-sheet microscopy to capture detailed three-dimensional images of entire mice.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Next, they tackled the ancient Chinese board game Go.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Next door, an empty lot marks where a beloved playhouse stood before flames destroyed it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Next, Torak washed the long back sinews he’d saved from the butchering, pounded them flat, then teased out the narrow fibers for thread: drying them and rubbing them in fat to make them supple.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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