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Antonyms for next
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : nekst |
| Phonetic Transcription : nɛkst |
Definition of next
Origin :- Old English niehsta, nyhsta (West Saxon), nesta (Anglian) "nearest, closest," superlative of neah (West Saxon), neh (Anglian) "nigh;" from Proto-Germanic *nekh- "near" + superlative suffix *-istaz. Cognate with Old Norse næstr, Dutch naast "next," Old High German nahisto "neighbor," German nächst "next." Adverbial and prepositional use from c.1200. Phrase the next person "a typical person" is from 1857.
- adj coming immediately after in space, time, order
- adv immediately after in time, space, order
- Aspasia was next called to answer the charges brought against her.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- And I can't have any one with troubles on this Cunarder—not for the next thirty days.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- As she spoke, Milza, who was occupied in the next apartment, sneezed aloud.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- I wouldn't be surprised if the next Consolidated dividend was reduced.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- It was still daylight, and the door of the next dwelling was open.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- The lawyer left them at the next station to wait for a train back to Butte.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- As the next toast fell to his lot, he would ask them to charge their glasses.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- The next day's newspaper brought tidings of what had happened.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- The next day's journey extended to Koorarkup, where we again rested.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- The blanks are now ready to be passed to the next process—marking.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens » by Henry Bore
Synonyms for next
- abutting
- adjacent
- adjoining
- after
- afterward
- afterwhile
- alongside
- attached
- back-to-back
- behind
- beside
- by and by
- close
- closely
- closest
- coming
- coming up
- consequent
- coterminous
- ensuing
- following
- hard by
- later
- latterly
- meeting
- nearest
- neighboring
- next off
- on the side
- proximate
- side-by-side
- subsequent
- subsequently
- succeeding
- thereafter
- touching
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