Adjacent synonyms
ə-jā'sənt
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The definition of nearby is close or not far away.
near (related)
Alternative spelling of neighbouring.
close-by
Sharing a common boundary
Sharing a common boundary
Of a topic, only loosely related to a main topic.
Meeting end-to-end or at the ends.
(Of regions or properties) Having matching boundaries; or, adjoining and sharing a boundary.
Being near the surface; short:
The definition of contiguous is two things that are connected or touching along one side.
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juxtaposed
Placed side by side often for comparison or contrast.
juxtapositional
In, or relating to, juxtaposition.
Sharing a common boundary
The definition of next is just before or after.
Being near in time, place, or relationship; close:
A small body in orbit around a larger body.
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The state of being contiguous; nearness or contact
contiguousness
The state or quality of being contiguous.
Lack of an intervening or mediating agency; directness:
The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.
tangency
The condition of being tangent.
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To support as an abutment.
To add as a supplement or appendix:
(Intransitive) To approach; to come near to; to verge.
To encroach on or limit something, such as a right:
To come together; to meet.
To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
Meet is defined as to come face to face with, be there when someone or something arrives, or to be introduced.
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To physically affect in specific ways implied by context. [from 15th c.]
far (antonym)
More distant than another:
faraway (antonym)
Very distant; remote.
away (antonym)
(Following the noun modified) At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
disconnected (antonym)
Feeling a lack of empathy or association with something.
remote (antonym)
The definition of remote is something that is far away in place or time or a place that is located away from the populated areas.
separate (antonym)
Separate is defined as something or someone not connected to anything or anyone else.
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apart (antonym)
Separated; not together
distant (antonym)
Widely separated; far apart or far away in space or time
nonadjacent (antonym)
Not adjacent.
Direct or immediate:
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under-one-s-nose
within a stone's throw
within hailing distance
Alternative spelling of side-by-side.
juxtapositive
adjoin (related)
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entrance (related)
lie close (related)
entrance-exit (related)
disused (related)
at right angles (related)
bisect (related)
upper (related)
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Sharing a common boundary
Sharing a common boundary
Synonym Study
- Neighboring things lie near to each other neighboring villages
- Tangent implies contact at a single, nonintersecting point with a curved line or surface a line tangent to a circle
- Things are contiguous when they touch along the whole or most of one side contiguous farms
- That which is adjoining something else touches it at some point or along a line adjoining rooms
- Adjacent things may or may not be in actual contact with each other, but they are not separated by things of the same kind adjacent angles, adjacent farmhouses
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