NEXT Synonyms & Antonyms - 66 words

Definitions

[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

Example Sentences

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Helena explained: "We came with just the clothes on our backs. We thought we would be going home the next day."

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Oil prices eased pressure on bond yields ahead of the Fed’s interest rate decision next week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Sheehan retired the next three batters as the Dodgers started to take control.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

"You go home and think, 'do I carry on? Do I try to go to the next day?'"

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

There’s a bald guy with bushy eyebrows and tinted glasses standing next to us.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold