Synonyms for adjacent
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Adjoining — lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on
adjoining, near, contiguous, abutting, neighboring US, neighbouring UK, close, juxtaposed, bordering, coterminous, nigh
2. Next
side-by-side, next formal dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:adjacent.
- adj. 2
Just before, after, or facing.
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Related words
- Word family
- adjacency
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Adjacent farms may not be connected; if adjoining, they meet at the boundary-line. Contiguous may be used for either adjacent or adjoining.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- adjoining We could hear people talking in the adjoining room.
- contiguous I just acquired some land that's contiguous to your farm.
- connected Yanni connected with someone else out of marriage.
- attached Please fill out the attached job application form.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| adjacent | falling | |
| adjoining | falling | |
| contiguous | falling | |
| juxtaposed | rising | |
| abutting | falling | |
| connected | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- next1, near1, nigh1
- 5 letters
- close1
- 8 letters
- attached2, abutting3
- 9 letters
- connected3, adjoining3, bordering3
- 10 letters
- contiguous4, juxtaposed3
- 11 letters
- neighboring3, coterminous
- 12 letters
- neighbouring3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (attached2 = 2 syllables).