ABUTMENT Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

abutment

noun

Definition of abutment

as in juxtaposition

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as in attachment

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Recent Examples of abutment It will be put in place after new abutments are built, USFS officials say. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025 In Turkey, the same procedure, including the implant, abutment, and crown, costs $450–$900. — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025 According to the autopsy report obtained by Dateline from the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, McNeal’s tractor veered from the road, colliding with an overpass abutment, and then caught fire. — Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025 The driver lost control after striking the car, struck the bridge abutment on the right shoulder, crossed all lanes of traffic and struck the median wall, according to MSP. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for abutment

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Noun

The silhouette is also a beautiful juxtaposition, with long flowing lines punctuated by the sharp, geometric architecture of the transom and sundeck roof.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 July 2026
But there will also be newer works in juxtaposition to the shows, proving that at the Parrish, there is always a new artist’s legacy to create.

— Vanessa Grigoriadis, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026

Definition of juxtaposition

Noun

Use tools like dusters, microfiber cloths, or vacuum attachments for quick and easy cleaning.

— Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
There’s also an impressive discount on this Wavytalk hair drying system that comes with different attachments to help style your hair into the salon-quality blowout of your dreams.

— Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Definition of attachment

Noun

While technical rigor, reputation, and proximity to your industry or market still matter, today’s decision is increasingly driven by a firm’s ownership structure and its ability to advise beyond compliance.

— Louis Grassi, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The hotel is also a popular spot for meetings and events, thanks in part to its ballrooms, boardrooms, and proximity to the Montreal Convention Center, a 12-minute walk away.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2026

Definition of proximity

Noun

The installation is awaiting a change to its interconnection that will allow this, says Craig Horne, Energy Vault’s CTO.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2026
And flexible design helps to remove barriers between spaces, and creates circulation and interconnection.

— Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of interconnection

Noun

Skubal is not blind to the potential for headlines that exists every time a microphone or camera enters his vicinity.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Its gravity is so intense that anything in its vicinity experiences extreme time dilation — to the extent that an hour on the planet's surface is equivalent to seven years for everyone else.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 19 July 2026

Definition of vicinity

Noun

Warner was confined to a walking boot, crutches and a scooter for six weeks after surgery to allow the bone to heal and the sutures to fully close.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 26 May 2026
He was born with single suture sagittal craniosynostosis — a condition in which skull bones fuse too early in infancy, potentially causing problems with brain growth — and had six major surgeries by age 10.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

Definition of suture

Noun

Near a busy intersection in Shawnee, a red, white and blue sign juts out in front of a two-story home with a white picket fence.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Bystander video filmed from a nearby car shows officers on the ground at an intersection, struggling with a man who is then pulled up to his feet.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Definition of intersection

Noun

Since then, it’s been clear that there is still a lot to be done to arrive at a certain articulation around the forest in my work.

— KATHERINE ROCHESTER, Artforum, 10 July 2026
Focusing on the height of quality at every opportunity, KULAKOVSKY is an active articulation of practice, proof that there are many virtues beauty can possess.

— Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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