Adjacent

English

Adjective

Adjacent (not comparable)

1. Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.

   Because the conference room is filled, we will have our meeting in the adjacent room.

2. Just before, after, or facing.

   The picture is on the adjacent page.

Synonyms for Adjacent

• (lying next to): abutting, adjoining, contiguous, juxtaposed, near
• bordering, close, nigh, next, beside, contiguous, neighboring, abutting, conterminous, attached.

Antonyms for Adjacent

• (lying next to): apart, distant, nonadjacent
• far, away from, beyond, detached, separate, disconnected.

Related terms

• adjacency
• adjacently

Thesaurus

abutting; adjoining; attached; bordering; close-by; closest; connected; connecting; consecutive; conterminous; contiguous; coterminous; end to end; endways; endwise; face to face; handy; immediate; joined; juxtaposed; juxtapositional; juxtapositive; linked; nearby; nearest; neighbor; neighboring; next; successive; touching

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /əˈdʒeɪ.sənt/, SAMPA: /@"dZeI.s@nt/

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