Synonyms and antonyms of Next to, near to and not far away in British Thesaurus

local (adjective)

in or related to the area that you live in, or to the particular area that you are talking about

close (adjective)

only a short distance away, or separated by only a short distance

nearly (adverb)

almost, or near to a particular amount of time, money, people, or things

beside (preposition)

at the side of someone or something and close to them

close (adverb)

only a short distance away

together (adverb)

if you sew, stick, join etc things together, they form a continuous surface or they become permanently joined to each other

central (adjective)

used for saying that something is in the middle of an area, so it is very convenient for using shops, theatres etc

at (preposition)

sitting or standing close to something, especially in order to do something

around (adverb)

in or close to a place or area

round (adverb)

British in or close to a particular place or area

about (adverb)

in or close to an area

abreast (adverb)

next to each other, facing or moving in the same direction

abutting (adjective)

sharing a boundary

adjacent (adjective)

next to or near something else

adjoining (adjective)

next to and connected to another building, room, area etc

against (preposition)

touching or hitting the surface of something

against (preposition)

very close to and touching something, especially so that it is used as a support

a hop, skip, and a jump (from) ()

a short distance from somewhere

alongside (adverb)

along the side of something, or close to the side of it

around/round the corner ()

not far away

at/by someone’s side ()

physically beside someone

at close quarters (formal)

formal from a position that is very close to someone or something

at hand ()

close to you and easy to reach

at someone’s elbow ()

beside someone

at someone’s heels ()

just behind someone

attached (adjective)

joined or fixed to something

at your fingertips ()

near you, or available for you to use immediately

by (adverb)

beside or close to someone or something

cheek by jowl (literary)

literary if two or more people or things are cheek by jowl, they are very close to each other

closely (adverb)

with very little time or distance between one thing and another

close up ()

at, to, or from only a short distance away

commutable (adjective)

a place that is commutable is close enough to allow you to travel there and back to work every day

connected (adjective)

joined to each other or to something else

contiguous (adjective)

formal next to each other, or joining each other

convenient (adjective)

a convenient place is one that is near the place where you are and is easy to get to

coterminous (adjective)

formal coterminous areas share a border

the general direction/area/location of something ()

an area near or towards something, though perhaps not at that exact place

handy (adjective)

close to you and therefore easy to reach or get to

hard by (adverb)

Britishold-fashioned very close to something

(hard/hot/close) on the heels of ()

following close behind someone or something

hard on someone’s heels ()

following close behind someone

hereabouts (adverb)

spoken near this particular place

huddled (adjective)

gathered close together in order to stay warm, feel safe, or talk

hyperlocal (adjective)

hyperlocal news is news about someone's immediate surroundings, often written without the involvement of professional journalists

immediate (adjective)

next to a place or person, or a very small distance away from them

in a body ()

close together in a single group

interlocking (adjective)

joined together by means of parts that fit into other parts

in the shadow of ()

near in time or space to something

in your (own) backyard ()

in a place close to you, or in a situation that you are directly involved in

just behind/above/below etc ()

in a position very close to someone or something

level (adjective)

next to someone or something, not behind them or further forwards than them

locally (adverb)

in the area where you live or that you are talking about

near (adjective)

close to someone or something

nearby (adjective)

a nearby place is not far away

nearby (adverb)

not far from where you are

neighboring ()

the American spelling of neighbouring

neighbour (noun)

someone or something that is close to a particular person, place, or thing

neighbouring (adjective)

near each other

next door (adjective)

in the building, room, or position next to yours, or next to another

next-door (adjective)

the next-door flat, garden, office etc is the one next to yours

next to ()

beside or very near to someone or something with no other person or thing in between

nr (abbreviation)

near

off (adjective)

near a particular street, road etc, but not directly on it

on the/your way ()

close to the road or path that you are using, and therefore convenient to visit

on/to one side ()

in a place that is not directly in front of you

on top of ()

very close to someone or something

on your doorstep ()

very close to where you live

proximate (adjective)

formal closest or most direct

ringside (adjective)

near to the place where an event is happening, especially a boxing or wrestling match

side by side ()

used for saying that two things or people are directly next to each other

thereabouts (adverb)

near a particular place, amount, time etc that has been mentioned, but not exactly

to hand ()

near where you are and therefore available to use

too close for comfort ()

nearer to you or more likely to affect you than you would like

towards (preposition)

not far from a particular place or position

two/a few etc doors /down/up/along ()

used for saying how many rooms or houses you need to count before you come to the room or house you are talking about

united (adjective)

joined together

warm (adjective)

informal near the place where something is hidden

within cooee (Australian)

Australian not far away

within easy walking/driving distance ()

close enough to walk/drive to in a short time

within hearing ()

near enough for you to hear

within/in earshot ()

close enough for you to hear

within spitting distance (of something) ()

next to or extremely near something

within striking distance (of something) ()

close enough to be reached, attacked, or achieved

within striking distance (of something) ()

close enough to reach, attack, or achieve something

within walking/driving etc distance ()

possible to reach by walking/driving etc