Next to and Plain

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Next to

Next to adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: bought it for next to nothing
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Plain is an antonym for next to.

Plain

Plain adverb - In an honest and direct manner.
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Next to is an antonym for plain.
Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint
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  • Durable Deathtrap: Curwen's Elaborate Underground Base is completely intact after being abandoned for 150-odd years (as are the monsters lurking in it), even though it's built under the surface of a flood plain right next to a major river.
    Source: Literature / The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
  • Western Animation / Angry Birds Toons Benevolent Architecture / Hidden in Plain Sight: In "Gate Crasher", there is a small wooden door right next to the giant metal door that Chuck is trying to break through.
    Source: Western Animation / Angry Birds Toons
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Plain and Next to. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/next_to/plain
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