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

In early December, my next-door neighbor David Levine, a 71-year-old law professor in apparently good health, felt some discomfort in his upper back. —Budd Shenkin, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025

On Monday morning, chef Sean MacDonald’s Santa Monica restaurants Bar Monette and next-door Burgette announced that both will cease operations Jan. 31. —Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025

Adverb

But today hatred lurks with ubiquity in houses as close to us as next door. —Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025

The inn offers a popular Sunday buffet brunch with an ocean view, and is next door to the Soup Bowl, a top surfing destination. —Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025

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