Synonyms of abuts

abuts

verb

present tense third-person singular of abut

as in adjoins

to be adjacent to

our land abuts a nature preserve, so we see a lot of wildlife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjoins
• joins
• surrounds
• neighbors
• flanks
• touches
• borders (on)
• marches (with)
• fringes
• lines
• meets
• encircles
• skirts
• verges (on)
• encloses
• butts (on or against)
• connects (with)
• attaches (to)
• communicates (with)
• links (with)
• fences
• converges
• embraces
• margins
• bounds
• contacts
• rims

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abuts

On Tuesday the city of Malibu reported a sinkhole in a beachfront property driveway on Sea Level Drive, a roadway that abuts the ocean. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Once upon a time, Gurnee officials hankered for a passenger station close to Viking Park, which abuts the Canadian Pacific line the freight hauler shares with Amtrak trains. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

Currently, the library’s back door abuts the cemetery and park, limiting access to the park from the library. — Sofi Zeman july 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

The lake abuts one of the largest remaining tracts of pine rockland at Larry and Penny Thompson Park. — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Iranian media outlets reported that explosions were heard or air defenses were activated in multiple cities, including Bandar Abbas, a port city in southern Iran that abuts the Strait of Hormuz. — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 10 June 2026

Your neighbors won't be able to peek through and see you quite so easily, even if their patio directly abuts yours. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 19 May 2026

Miller’s land, which abuts the state park, was still in the green zone. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 14 May 2026

Casa Cañita faces the iconic Ocean Drive, a one-lane road (plus a dedicated bike lane) that abuts the beach. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026