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

• close
• close-up
• immediate
• near
• nearby
• neighboring
• nigh
• proximate

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

Four-decade-old breakfast-brunch-lunch restaurant Delicious Temptations, 11220 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, fully opened in late March after a lengthy and somewhat troubled expansion into the next-door storefront that also involved a remodel of the original kitchen and original dining room. —Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024

Not your best friend’s boyfriend, who is also your next-door neighbor who used to have a crush on you! —Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024

Adverb

The main building is located next door to City Church Madison, a Christian non-denominational church. —Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024

Abundant Life Christian School was founded in 1978, according to the school's website, and the main building is located next door to City Church Madison, a Christian nondenominational church. —David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1744, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1579, in the meaning defined above

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