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

On the opening night of this year's conference, Natal Con attendees bound for the introductory dinner were greeted by a small group of student protesters from the adjoining University of Texas at Austin. —Lisa Hagen, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025

The final agreement comes nearly a year after it was first announced and a month shy of the three-year mark since a teenage gunman stormed into two adjoining classrooms, in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and two teachers while hundreds of law enforcement resources inexplicably waited outside. —Matt Friedman, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025

One choice is the idiosyncratic ETF described in the adjoining story. —William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025

Snowmass is also nearby and tends to have hotel options, like The Limelight and The Viceroy, which are better suited for families, thanks to proximity to more kid-friendly amenities and adjoining rooms. —Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 23 Apr. 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