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ADJECTIVE
contiguous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjoining neighboring
WEAK
abutting approximal beside bordering close contactual conterminous juxtaposed juxtapositional meeting near near-at-hand nearby next next door to touching
Antonyms
WEAK
divided separated
ADVERB
laterally
Synonyms
STRONGEST
sideward to the side
STRONG
sidelong
WEAK
sideway sideways sidewise
PREPOSITION
alongside
Synonyms
WEAK
along the side of apace with at the side of beside by by the side of close at hand close-by equal with in company with parallel to side by side
Antonyms
WEAK
away
PREPOSITION
unto
Synonyms
WEAK
against beside till toward until up to

Example Sentences

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Newsom touted the effort in his 2024 salmon strategy, which featured a smiling photograph of Winnemem Wintu Chief and spiritual leader Caleen Sisk next to Chuck Bonham, then-director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

I’m not sure we should reject the impulse to explore extreme ideas to stop global heating, since the current consensus seems to be doing next to nothing.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

At one stop the driver’s door powered into an old Mazda truck parked next to me—sorry, fella.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

He worries about his home next to a forest, and his health.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

One girl who looks familiar is hanging on the arm of one of the guys while she laughs at something that must have been hysterical, while another poses next to them, taking a selfie.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.