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 The cars slid backward and would have dropped through the opening made by the raising to the abutment of the bridge if policemen had not attracted the attention of the bridge tender by firing their revolvers. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 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 Marigolds owner plays up that juxtaposition against what the space used to be and the medical campus directly across the street.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
The ironic juxtaposition between Christmas cheer and bloody terror heightens the stakes.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of juxtaposition

Noun

So far, Ford says, the commitment is to a set of principles for rewriting interconnection rules.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
Rather than waiting on a single large installation or a utility interconnection timeline, capacity is added container by container as each phase of production comes online.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of interconnection

Noun

For Wiseman, the experience of seeing our home planet from the vicinity of the moon carried a powerful message.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
There is nothing worse than opening your suitcase after a grueling travel day, only to find that one villainous beauty product has exploded and ruined everything in its vicinity.

— ElleAnna Revell, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of vicinity

Noun

The Chiefs haven’t announced an address for their new home, except that it will be constructed near The Legends in Wyandotte County, near the intersection of Interstates 70 and 435.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
The 6-year-old disembarked with several other young students and attempted to cross the busy intersection of Barrington and Lanecrest drives.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026

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