adjoining

adjective

ad·​join·​ing ə-ˈjȯi-niŋ 

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: touching or bounding at a point or line

Synonyms of adjoining

• adjacent
• neighboring

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

That will give adjoining passengers a bit more elbow room and an extra table – for an additional cost, of course. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

The adjoining high-rise, built in 1960, was expanded with a 16-story addition that horizontally bumped out the existing top dozen floors and put four more stories on the top. — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026

Therefore, maintaining precise mechanical geometry across all adjoining sectors is necessary to ensure uniform magnetic fields. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026

More than a third of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas live in the jungles of the adjoining 178-acre park, improving your chances of spotting them sooner. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026

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