Synonyms for contiguous
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Adjacent — adjacent; neighboring
adjacent, adjoining, neighboring US, neighbouring UK, coterminous, near, close, nigh
Definitions
- adj. 1
Adjacent; neighboring.
Related words
- Word family
- contiguousness contiguity
Choose the right word
Contiguous may be used for either adjacent or adjoining.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- adjacent Lukas's living room was adjacent to the kitchen.
- adjoining We could hear people talking in the adjoining room.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| contiguous | falling | |
| adjacent | falling | |
| adjoining | falling | |
| coterminous | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- near1, nigh1
- 5 letters
- close1
- 8 letters
- touching2, adjacent3
- 9 letters
- immediate4, adjoining3
- 11 letters
- neighboring3, coterminous
- 12 letters
- neighbouring3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (touching2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- contigu
- Español
- colindante