1. (superl.) Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening.

2. (superl.) Nearest in time; as, the next day or hour.

3. (superl.) Adjoining in a series; immediately preceding or following in order.

4. (superl.) Nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or relation; as, the next heir was an infant.

5. (adv.) In the time, place, or order nearest or immediately succeeding; as, this man follows next.

adjacent adjoining after after all after that afterward afterwards appendant behind below bordering by closest coming connecting consequent conterminous contiguous coterminous end to end endways endwise ensuing ex post facto face to face following immediate in the aftermath in the sequel joined juxtaposed juxtapositional juxtapositive later nearest nearmost neighbor neighboring nighest posterior postpositional postpositive proximate sequacious sequent sequential since subsequent subsequent to subsequently succeeding successive suffixed then thereafter thereon thereupon therewith