Adjacent synonyms
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Alternative spelling of neighbouring.
The definition of nearby is close or not far away.
close-by
Sharing a common boundary
near (related)
Sharing a common boundary
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.
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.
Of a topic, only loosely related to a main topic.
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.
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.
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.
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:
under-one-s-nose
within a stone's throw
within hailing distance
Alternative spelling of side-by-side.
juxtapositive
adjoin (related)
entrance (related)
lie close (related)
entrance-exit (related)
disused (related)
at right angles (related)
bisect (related)
upper (related)
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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