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prepositionSynonyms & Antonyms of next to
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subsequent to in time or order
- next to the war, the flagging economy was the biggest campaign issue
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adverbSynonyms & Antonyms of next to (Entry 2 of 2)
very close to but not completely
- bought it for next to nothing
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- absolutely,
- altogether,
- completely,
- entirely,
- fully,
- plain,
- plumb
- [chiefly dialect],
- quite,
- thoroughly
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“Next to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/next%20to. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.
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