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

But Disney has spent the past year taking steps to relocate teams to Burbank, where Disney has its own historic studio lot and an adjoining complex that houses ABC and Disney Animation. —Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025

Guests can order hanami picnic baskets ($55) for dine-in or takeout at the adjoining Love on the Run food hall. —Anna Spiegel, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025

The adjoining unit suffered moderate damage, with residents from both units being displaced, Rhodes said. —Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2025

Primrose also wants the city to waive the requirement that a barrier be built between the school’s land and the adjoining residential area because there’s already a 6-foot privacy fence on the adjacent property. —Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for adjoining

• conjoining
• enjoining
• rejoining
• coining
• joining