next-door

1 of 2

adjective

ˈneks(t)-ˈdȯr 

: located or living in the next building, house, apartment, or room

broadly : nearby, adjacent

next door

2 of 2

adverb

: in or to the next building, house, apartment, or room

lives next door

broadly : in or at an adjacent place

Phrases

next door to

: next to

Synonyms

Adjective

• near
• close
• nearby
• neighboring

Examples of next-door in a Sentence

Adjective

a next-door neighbor who is always helpful and friendly

Adverb

He bought the house next door.

I'll be staying in the room next door.

Canada is right next door to the U.S.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The mansion next door Lutnick, a former chairman of finance giant Cantor Fitzgerald, was once Epstein’s next-door neighbor. —Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025

The family soon realizes that the ghosts of the previous tenants (and their victims) live on in the house, while next-door neighbor Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange in an Emmy-winning performance) has an agenda of her own. —James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025

Adverb

The mansion next door Lutnick, a former chairman of finance giant Cantor Fitzgerald, was once Epstein’s next-door neighbor. —Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025

Value each part of a corporate ecosystem, from the factory worker to the competitor next door. —Peter Vanham, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1744, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1579, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for next-door

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore

Kids Definition

next-door

1 of 2 adjective

: located or living in the next building, house, apartment, or room

next-door neighbors

next door

2 of 2 adverb

: in or to the next building, house, apartment, or room