next to

²next to

adv

Definition of NEXT TO

: very nearly : almost <it was next to impossible to see in the fog>

Examples of NEXT TO

1. <bought it for next to nothing>

First Known Use of NEXT TO

1667

Related to NEXT TO

Synonyms: about, all but, borderline, fair [chiefly British], fairly, feckly [chiefly Scottish], more or less, most, much, near, nearly, almost, nigh, practically, somewhere, virtually, well-nigh

Related Words: appreciably, by and large, chiefly, largely, mainly, mostly; kind of, partially, partly, somewhat

Near Antonyms: absolutely, altogether, completely, entirely, fully, plain, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, thoroughly; totally, utterly, well, wholly; barely, hardly, scarcely

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