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Synonyms

next-door

American  
[neks-dawr, -dohr, nekst-, neks-dawr, -dohr, nekst-] / ˈnɛksˈdɔr, -ˈdoʊr, ˈnɛkst-, ˈnɛksˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr, ˈnɛkst- /

adverb

  1. Also next door to, at, or in the next house on the street, especially if it is very close by, or the adjacent apartment, office, room, or the like.

    Go next-door and get your sister. Your sister is next-door. Her brother lives next-door.

adjective

  1. being situated or living next-door.

    next-door neighbors.
next door British  

adjective

  1. at, in, or to the adjacent house, flat, building, etc

    we live next door to the dentist

    the next-door house
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of next-door

First recorded in 1475–85

Example Sentences

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No one — not his children or your nieces or the next-door neighbor’s second cousin twice removed — has a right to that money.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Investigators believe the thieves probably broke into the Sparkasse savings bank in Nienhofstrasse through the next-door multi-storey car park in the town's Buer district.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Phuangketkeow later told AFP that Thailand had proposed what it termed "calibrated engagement", saying the country needed to be proactive given its status as Myanmar's next-door neighbour.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Huneven’s two houses burned down, along with the home of her next-door neighbor and close friend, the Altadena historian Michele Zack.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

I’ve always wanted a friend in my neighborhood, and a next-door friend would be best of all.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord

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