Below
Below preposition - Subsequent to in time or order.
Usage example: that ranks a little below a root canal on my list of things I'd want to experience
Next to and below are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Next to" instead a preposition "Below".
Next to
Next to preposition - Subsequent to in time or order.
Usage example: next to the war, the flagging economy was the biggest campaign issue
Below and next to are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Below" instead a preposition phrase "Next to".
Both terms in one sentence
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However, you can instead possess a cop who is standing next to the vent entrance, shoot away the glass that surrounds the control room (it's visible below you), then jump down there.
Source: Video Game / Messiah -
She's probably the second most Distressed Damsel out of the entire FF franchise next to the example below, which is actually saying a lot (though it doesn't speak highly of her character).
Source: Damsel in Distress -
They sit just below her Haruhi Suzumiya girls Playboy Bunny poster and next to a Lucario figurine.
Source: Webcomic / VG Cats
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Next to and Below. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/below/next_to
Below & Next to. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/below/next_to>.
Next to or Below. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/below/next_to.
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