English dictionary
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English adjective: adjacent | |||
| 1. | adjacent nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space | ||
| Samples | Had adjacent rooms. In the next room. The person sitting next to me. Our rooms were side by side. | ||
| Synonyms | next, side by side | ||
| Similar | close | ||
| Antonyms | distant | ||
| 2. | adjacent having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | conterminous, contiguous, neighboring | ||
| Similar | connected | ||
| Antonyms | unconnected | ||
| 3. | adjacent near or close to but not necessarily touching | ||
| Samples | Lands adjacent to the mountains. New York and adjacent cities. | ||
| Similar | close, near, nigh | ||
| Antonyms | far | ||
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