adjoining

adjective

ad·​join·​ing ə-ˈjȯi-niŋ 

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: touching or bounding at a point or line

Synonyms

• abutting
• adjacent
• bordering
• conterminous
• contiguous
• flanking
• flush
• fringing
• joining
• juxtaposed
• neighboring
• skirting
• touching
• verging

Choose the Right Synonym for adjoining

adjacent, adjoining, contiguous, juxtaposed mean being in close proximity.

adjacent may or may not imply contact but always implies absence of anything of the same kind in between.

a house with an adjacent garage

adjoining definitely implies meeting and touching at some point or line.

had adjoining rooms at the hotel

contiguous implies having contact on all or most of one side.

offices in all 48 contiguous states

juxtaposed means placed side by side especially so as to permit comparison and contrast.

a skyscraper juxtaposed to a church

Examples of adjoining in a Sentence

the cows had broken through the fence and were grazing in the adjoining field

Recent Examples on the Web

On the Universal Studios lot, filming for Hacks, Suits LA, Happy’s Place, Ted, and Loot has shut down for the day, and the adjoining theme park is closed to guests. —Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025

An adjoining primary bath is done up in deep jade green onyx. —Kerry Pieri, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2025

Mind the Details The daughter's adjoining bath feels equally nostalgic, with milk glass hardware on the vanity and Cole & Son’s Hummingbirds print on the walls. —Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025

But from a business perspective, Denver’s Major League Baseball franchise has something the Broncos, Nuggets and Avalanche all envy — a destination stadium with an adjoining neighborhood that acts as another money stream. —Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English adjoynyng, from present participle of adjoynen "to adjoin"

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above