Next to
Next to adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: bought it for next to nothing
Utterly
Both terms in one sentence
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On their honeymoon, the scene switches from the couple drinking Nettlefrisk Tea (implied to be a very strong aphrodisiac) to them lying next to each other, utterly exhausted.
Source: Webcomic / Doc Rat - Samven was utterly disgusted by how the show blatantly sexualised underage children and, to punctuate his sheer contempt for the OVA in question, the podcast is delivered in a sad, bitter tone with next to none of his usual snark, while all Jake could say was, "They fucking suck."
Source: Heroic BSOD / Web Original
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Utterly and Next to. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/next_to/utterly
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