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

Visitors are kept at the threshold of the halls to protect the fragile interiors, but adjoining galleries exhibit rotating selections of manuscripts, maps, and scientific instruments. —Navya Verma, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026

After check-in, someone at the front desk led me to the sink in the adjoining gift shop filled with wares from local artisans. —Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025

Quinn’s adjoining restaurant, Trust, is expected to bid adieu sometime in 2026. —Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025

The adjoining café serves coffee and pastries, best enjoyed in one of two grand parlors or the sun room modeled after Claude Monet’s Giverny home. —AFAR Media, 30 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