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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It needed a miracle—and that’s what NeXT and its software promised.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

So Apple’s then-CEO, Gil Amelio, bought NeXT and got Jobs along with it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

NeXT was moving a few hundred machines a month.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

The company’s technology clients included Mr. Jobs, who was then running the technology company NeXT.

From New York Times • May 4, 2023

Amiga Persecution Complex is by no means limited to Amiga users; NeXT, NeWS, OS/2, Macintosh, LISP, and GNU users are also common victims.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

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