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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

Example Sentences

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"Every match is going to get tougher, so hopefully I will be ready for the next one."

From Barron's

Congress is not due to sit again before Thursday, and it is not known when the amnesty bill will next come up for discussion.

From Barron's

Beyond April, the focus quickly shifts to what comes next.

From BBC

Stunned by Zimbabwe in their second outing on Friday, Australia needed a win to keep their qualification fate in their own hands but it is Sri Lanka who march into the next round.

From BBC

"I honestly think the next 15 years of British skiing are taken care of. It will only get more and more exciting."

From BBC

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