Synonyms for ADJACENT
əˈdʒeɪ səntad·ja·cent

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1. adjacentadjective

   Next to; adjacent to; beside.

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

   Synonyms:
   juxtaposed, contiguous, abutting, adjoining, near

   Antonyms:
   distant, apart, nonadjacent

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1. adjacent

   Adjacent farms may not be connected; if adjoining, they meet at the boundary-line. Conterminous would imply that their dimensions were exactly equal on the side where they adjoin. Contiguous may be used for either adjacent or adjoining. Abutting refers rather to the end of one building or estate than to the neighborhood of another. Buildings may be adjacent or adjoining that are not attached. Near is a relative word, places being called near upon the railroad which would elsewhere be deemed remote. Neighboring always implies such proximity that the inhabitants may be neighbors. Next views some object as the nearest of several or many; next neighbor implies a neighborhood.

   Synonyms:
   abutting, adjoining, attached, beside, bordering, close, conterminous, contiguous, coterminous, near, neighboring, next, nigh

   Antonyms:
   detached, disconnected, disjoined, distant, remote, separate

   Preposition:
   The farm was adjacent to the village.

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1. adjacent, next, side by side(p)adjective

   nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space

   "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"

   Antonyms:
   far, unconnected, distant

2. adjacent, conterminous, contiguous, neighboring(a)adjective

   having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching

   "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities"

   Antonyms:
   far, distant, unconnected

3. adjacentadjective

   near or close to but not necessarily touching

   "lands adjacent to the mountains"; "New York and adjacent cities"

   Synonyms:
   neighboring(a), contiguous, conterminous, side by side(p), next

   Antonyms:
   distant, far, unconnected

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1. adjacentadjective

   Synonyms:
   adjoining, conterminous, neighboring, near, close, bordering, contiguous, in proximity

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1. adjacentadjective

   Synonyms:
   adjoining, contiguous

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1. List of paraphrases for "adjacent":

   adjoining, contiguous, neighbouring, neighboring, nearby, proximity, near, vicinity, surrounding, close, peripheral, neighbours, side, neighbour

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How to use ADJACENT in a sentence?

1. Vickareio Adderely:

   My house sounds like the ocean, there are three houses adjacent to mine that also lost their roof.

2. The Police Department:

   During the investigation, it was determined Robert Matthew Van Winkle played a role in the burglary and theft. Mr. Van Winkle is currently renovating the residence adjacent to the property in which the items were stolen. A search warrant was obtained and executed in unincorporated Palm Beach County in which several of the stolen items were recovered at a residence under the care and control of Robert Van Winkle.

3. Peyton Manning:

   The meeting ended when I was handcuffed by a detective and locked in a small room adjacent to the interview room, approximately 20 minutes later, I was removed .?.?. still handcuffed and marched through the precinct. I was processed and ultimately placed in a holding cell.

4. Santa Fe High School:

   There have been explosives devices found in the high school and surrounding areas adjacent to the high school, because of the threat of explosive items, community members should be on the look-out for suspicious packages and anything that looks out of place.

5. Robert Hopkins:

   These are no different than a driver adjusting her position to avoid a temporary lane incursion by an adjacent driver, the US response is pure theater and needlessly creates an exaggerated sense of danger.