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adjacent

/əˈd͡ʒeɪ.sənt/adjective3 syllables

Adjacent means: having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching.

Synonyms for adjacent13

adjective, as in having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching

conterminous, contiguous, neighboring, neighbouring, connected

adjective, as in nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space

next, side by side, close

adjective, as in near or close to but not necessarily touching

near, close, nigh

also used for adjacent

abutting, adjoining, juxtaposed

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What does adjacent mean?3

adjective

1

having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching“Rhode Island has two bordering states: Massachusetts and Connecticut”

2

nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space“had adjacent rooms”

3

near or close to but not necessarily touching“lands adjacent to the mountains”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with adjacent?2

two syllables

nascent

three syllables

complacent
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Adjacent in a sentence

  • Adjacent to the main campus is an outdoor education area, a natural reserve.CM
  • My home town is adjacent to the ocean.unknown
  • I'd like you to get two adjacent rooms.unknown
  • The post office is adjacent to the library.CM
  • Please carry the chair into the adjacent room.jshholland
  • The gallbladder is found adjacent to the liver.mervert1
  • Stones that are all adjacent to one another are called a string.carlosalberto
  • I heard a thumping noise coming from the adjacent room.CK

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