Synonyms of abutting

abutting 1 of 2

adjective

as in adjacent

having a border in common

the new neighbors promptly erected fences between their property and the abutting properties

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjacent
• adjoining
• neighboring
• bordering
• closest
• contiguous
• joining
• flanking
• conterminous
• united
• attached
• juxtaposed
• close
• touching
• fringing
• nearest
• nearby
• flush
• near
• connected
• connecting
• surrounding
• linked
• verging
• skirting
• next-door
• communicating
• encircling
• joined
• approximate
• fencing
• peripheral
• nigh
• embracing
• bounding
• marginal
• enclosing
• immediate
• interconnecting
• circumjacent
• tangential
• encompassing
• inclosing
• ambient
• tangent
• rimming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• apart
• noncontiguous
• separate
• isolated
• nonadjacent
• unconnected
• discrete
• detached
• single
• unattached
• distant
• disconnected
• removed
• isolate
• free-standing
• unlinked
• remote
• farthest
• far
• away
• discontinuous
• divided
• resolved
• noncontinuous
• split
• severed
• far-off
• broken up
• faraway
• parted
• dissociated
• divorced
• uncoupled
• ramified
• disunited
• disjoined
• sundered
• dissevered
• unyoked

abutting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of abut

as in adjoining

to be adjacent to

our land abuts a nature preserve, so we see a lot of wildlife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjoining
• flanking
• joining
• neighboring
• surrounding
• touching
• marching (with)
• skirting
• bordering (on)
• fringing
• verging (on)
• lining
• encircling
• meeting
• butting (on or against)
• connecting (with)
• inclosing
• bounding
• enclosing
• attaching (to)
• communicating (with)
• linking (with)
• contacting
• converging
• embracing
• fencing
• rimming
• margining