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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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A blue tarp covered a makeshift home next to the sandbox.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Finally on his way to LA, Jimmy was seated next to a businesswoman called Jena Goldsack.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Angels, or maybe the Avengers sailed around his head next to a soaring F-15 Strike Eagle.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

But there is nothing to tell you why one object is next to the other, how those objects fit into the overarching theme or what their significance is.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Men and women wore pins that said Legendary Grandparent next to their name and escorted other confused teens around.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith