Need another word that means the same as “next”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “next” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Next” are: following, future, succeeding, adjacent, side by side, upcoming, neighbouring, adjoining, then, after that, after this, after, afterwards, after that time, later, subsequently
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “next” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
adjacent | (of a pair of angles) formed on the same side of a straight line when intersected by another line. New York and adjacent cities. |
adjoining | (of a building, room, or piece of land) next to or joined with. They ended up buying the adjoining land. |
following | Immediately following in time or order. You are required to provide us with the following information. |
future | Effective in or looking toward the future. Future auxiliary. |
neighbouring | Next to or very near another place; adjacent. Neighbouring countries. |
side by side | Located on a side. |
succeeding | Coming after or following. Over the succeeding decades recording equipment got cheaper. |
upcoming | Of the relatively near future. The upcoming election. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “next” as an adverb can have the following definitions:
after | At a later or future time afterwards. The week after I was back at school. |
after that | Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time. |
after that time | Behind or in the rear. |
after this | Behind or in the rear. |
afterwards | Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time. The offender was arrested shortly afterwards. |
later | Comparative of the adverb `late. I ll see you later. |
subsequently | After a particular thing has happened; afterwards. The officer decided to stop and subsequently made an arrest. |
then | At that time; at the time in question. She won the first and then the second game. |
abut | Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary. A park abutting on an area of waste land. |
accompanying | Following or accompanying as a consequence. The accompanying documentation. |
adjacent | Nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space. The area adjacent to the station. |
after | At a later or future time afterwards. It didn t happen until afterward. |
afterthought | Thinking again about a choice previously made. The garage was an afterthought. |
afterward | Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time. It didn t happen until afterward. |
afterwards | Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time. The offender was arrested shortly afterwards. |
alongside | Side by side. |
contiguous | Very close or connected in space or time. Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho. |
ensuing | Occurring afterwards or as a result. She lost track of one of her children during the ensuing chaos. |
following | Immediately following in time or order. The following items. |
future | Bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date. His future wife. |
hereafter | From now on. This court is in no way prejudging any such defence which may hereafter be raised. |
incoming | (of an official or administration) having just been elected or appointed to succeed another. Incoming Indonesian settlers. |
later | Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time. Later on it will be easier. |
lateral | Involving lateral thinking. The lateral branches of a tree. |
laterally | In a way that involves lateral thinking. Use slide steps to move laterally. |
medial | Relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle. A medial consonant. |
posterior | Coming at a subsequent time or stage. A basal body situated just posterior to the nucleus. |
posterity | All future generations. We must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity. |
preliminary | A preliminary action or event. A preliminary investigation. |
purlieu | A tract on the border of a forest, especially one earlier included in it and still partly subject to forest laws. They wished the purlieus to be completely free from the Forest law. |
sequent | Following or accompanying as a consequence. Some of the inferences are not sequent on the premises. |
shortly | For a short time. The new database will shortly be available for consultation. |
subsequence | Something that follows something else. An affair which appeared in due subsequence in the newspapers. |
subsequent | (of a stream or valley) having a direction or character determined by the resistance to erosion of the underlying rock, and typically following the strike of the strata. The theory was developed subsequent to the earthquake of 1906. |
subsequently | After a particular thing has happened; afterwards. He apologized subsequently. |
successively | In proper order or sequence. He served successively as a major and a lieutenant colonel. |
superimpose | Place on top of. Can you superimpose the two images. |
then | At a specific prior time. See you in an hour then. |
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