English adjective: contiguous | |||
| 1. | contiguous very close or connected in space or time | ||
| Samples | Contiguous events. Immediate contact. The immediate vicinity. The immediate past. | ||
| Synonyms | immediate | ||
| Similar | close | ||
| Antonyms | distant | ||
| 2. | contiguous connecting without a break; within a common boundary | ||
| Samples | The 48 conterminous states. The contiguous 48 states. | ||
| Synonyms | conterminous | ||
| Similar | connected | ||
| Antonyms | unconnected | ||
| 3. | contiguous 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 | adjacent, conterminous, neighboring | ||
| Similar | connected | ||
| Antonyms | unconnected | ||