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

But as the title character and a partial avatar for Williamson — who had similarly spent his own teen years dreamily pining and aspiring to be a filmmaker — Dawson was the boy-next-door pillar around which the show orbited. —Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026

Some noted the fact that Lutnick, a former chairman of finance giant Cantor Fitzgerald, was once Epstein’s next-door neighbor on the tony Upper East Side of Manhattan. —Bart Jansen, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026

Adverb

Kids will have a blast at the Seaport Museum next door, especially when exploring the mock-village section and tall-mast whaling ship. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2026

After dinner, don’t forget to stop by Post Office Place, the small tapas bar next door. —Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 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