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  2. the thing that is best, if you cannot have or do the thing you really want: I really wanted to work in television but I ended up in radio , which is the next best thing. These sandals are the next best thing to walking around barefoot .

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      THE NEXT BEST THING meaning: 1. the thing that is best, if...

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  3. Something that is as good a substitute as possible for that which is really desired or best suited. My walking shoes have a hole in them, so I've been using the next best thing—my hiking boots. I'm really craving some chocolate cake, but I guess this candy bar is the next best thing. See also: best, next, thing.

  4. • We do, however, have the next best thing: a place to go for more information. • The room is the next best thing to being outside. • Video may seem like the next best thing to being there, but electronically mediated interactions are different from real-life meetings.

  5. The meaning of NEXT BEST is —used to refer to a person or thing that is not as good as the best but is better than all others. How to use next best in a sentence.

  6. Find 4 different ways to say NEXT BEST, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

  7. (informal) used when somebody tells a story and wants to say that something happened suddenly or unexpectedly: I was just walking down the road and the next thing I knew someone was pointing a gun at my face.

  8. NEXT-BEST meaning: 1. best except for another thing that has been mentioned: 2. best except for another thing that…. Learn more.

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