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

Book the Franz Liszt Imperial Suite of five adjoining rooms (and 3,659 square feet) for the ultimate home base from which to relax at the Beach Club, decompress at the new spa, play tennis or squash, get gelato in the village of Bellagio, or hire a boat for jaunts to the lake’s charming towns. —Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 16 May 2025

In July 2021, Combs spent $35 million for the adjoining place, 1 Star Island, previously owned by local superstars Gloria and Emilio Estefan. —Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025

Photo : Gregory White/Seattle Home Photography Another bedroom done up in calm, neutral hues has an adjoining study. —Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 1 May 2025

Photo : Julian Abrams The primary’s adjoining sitting room has an internal window with a view down into the great room. —Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 May 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