Definitions

next door to

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contiguous adj.
beside adv.

ADJECTIVE

contiguous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjoining neighboring

WEAK

abutting approximal beside bordering close contactual conterminous juxtaposed juxtapositional meeting near near-at-hand nearby next next to touching

Antonyms

WEAK

divided separated

ADVERB

beside

Synonyms

WEAK

a step from abreast of adjacent to adjoining alongside aside at one's elbow at the edge of at the side of bordering on by cheek by jowl close at hand close to close upon connected with contiguous to fornent in juxtaposition near nearby neck and neck neighboring nigh opposite overlooking round side by side verging on with

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next door to

Steel, whose Northwest Indiana mills are nearly next door to BP’s refinery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Monroe also said that owning a significant amount of undeveloped property in Las Vegas helps Red Rock avoid “having a competitor grow next door to them.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

The fact Jamal had been running a business next door to a member of parliament's constituency office "speaks volumes about the character of this individual".

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

We lived next door to a police officer who often helped dad produce our summer extravaganza.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

Theo was first to go live in a new country, but Belgium is right next door to the Netherlands and most people there speak Dutch.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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