adjoining

adjective

ad·​join·​ing ə-ˈjȯi-niŋ 

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: touching or bounding at a point or line

Synonyms

• 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

The property includes not just the Fine Line but also the adjoining six-story Consortium Building, which includes offices and Gidi Bar & Lounge. —Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 22 July 2025

Gann stored the devices on the roofs of two adjoining apartment buildings in the SoHo neighborhood and threw one of the devices onto the subway tracks of the Williamsburg Bridge, according to the indictment. —Jack Moore, ABC News, 22 July 2025

Some county services are now located in an adjoining building, the sheriff’s office said on its website Thursday. —Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025

Firearms are currently banned from the state Capitol but allowed in the adjoining office building. —Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 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