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

The adjoining lounge offers a luxe afternoon tea with gorgeous Lourse pastries. —Lanee Lee, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025

Photo : Trevor Melton The kitchen and adjoining family room spill onto a large loggia next to the pool. —Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025

Yards are getting cleaned up along the alleyways and adjoining streets. —Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025

The building, the adjoining public library and the public park next door total 4.13 acres; Hillwood’s HQ, by contrast, covers 5.8. —Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 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