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

Fire crews searched the remaining unit and adjoining apartments, but did not locate any other victims inside. —Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025

Butlers attend to the glass penthouse, which can accommodate six guests—or up to 11 when connected to the three adjoining suites—with more suite-specific staff on hand. —Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2025

Located inside the city's historic Mercantile building on Walnut Street, the 14,000-square-foot venue can host up to 500 guests across its two adjoining rooms, which feature floor-to-ceiling IMAX-quality LED displays, 360-degree projection mapping, dynamic lighting and spatial audio. —Sydney Franklin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025

In 2022, the adjoining bar, Giggly, began offering weekend brunch. —Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 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