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Synonyms for abut

Most common

edge adjoin

All synonyms

Verb

1. Border

border, adjoin, edge, march, butt

Other

meet

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land)

    His land abuts on the road.

Related words

Word family
abutment abuttal

Forms

Past participle
abutted
e.g. abutted → bordered, adjoined, edged, marched…

Example sentences

  • edge Sami seemed to have the edge on his older brother.
  • adjoin The two villages adjoin each other.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
abutfalling
edgerising
adjoinfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
meet1, edge1, butt1
5 letters
march1
6 letters
border2, adjoin2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (border2 = 2 syllables).

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