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

see also:

next door to

Synonyms of next-door

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

His next-door neighbors, who were season-ticket holders, took him and his dad to his first Chiefs game in 1975. —Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

The kitten is now with a next-door neighbor. —Barry Pintar, CBS News, 27 May 2026

Adverb

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools assignments can shift, and a house on one street may feed into a different school than the one next door. —Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026

Also included in this zone is the adjacent unnamed development (owned by the same developers as Lee + White), which is the new home of the Atlanta Food Truck Park, and Bogg’s Social and Supply next door. —Kate Williams, AJC.com, 29 May 2026

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