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

In summer, the 274-square-foot riverfront patio was an attraction for diners and boaters who could tie up on adjoining boat slips to dine at the restaurant. —Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025

Like The Shack, this riverfront restaurant is also known for its adjoining tiki bar. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025

Bi borrowed equipment from his former university and gathered a crew of twenty, who lived in two adjoining rooms during a gruelling five-month shoot. —Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025

Gone were the swimming pool, handball and racquetball courts, as well as an adjoining basketball court and indoor track. —Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 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