Synonyms for neighboring
- adjective
- American English
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.
Related words
- Other spellings
- neighbouring UK
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Neighboring always implies such proximity that the inhabitants may be neighbors.
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.
- contiguous I just acquired some land that's contiguous to your farm.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| neighboring | steady | |
| adjacent | falling | |
| adjoining | falling | |
| contiguous | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- near1
- 8 letters
- adjacent3
- 9 letters
- adjoining3
- 10 letters
- contiguous4
- 11 letters
- coterminous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (adjacent3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- voisin
- Español
- vecino
- Deutsch
- benachbart
- Català
- veí