Synonyms of abutted

abutted

verb

past tense of abut

as in adjoined

to be adjacent to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjoined
• flanked
• joined
• surrounded
• touched
• neighbored
• fringed
• marched (with)
• skirted
• bordered (on)
• lined
• butted (on or against)
• met
• bounded
• attached (to)
• verged (on)
• connected (with)
• encircled
• fenced
• enclosed
• linked (with)
• communicated (with)
• rimmed
• converged
• contacted
• embraced
• margined

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abutted

The condo development abutted busy Route 66, but the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail, ideal for walking and biking, was steps away, and a Metro station was a 10-minute walk. — Addie Morfoot, New York Times, 9 July 2026

Photos from the scene show a blue Omniride bus abutted against a red Fairfax Connector. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026

Leslie Hairston, a former City Council colleague of Preckwinkle’s whose South Side ward abutted hers, said Preckwinkle’s scholarly disposition shouldn’t be mistaken for indifference. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026

Maps show Springwood Road is a residential street and the single family homes are abutted by forest land. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026

Behind Huffman was a muddy creek bordered by an earthen levee that abutted the backyards of dozens of homes on Vendola Drive. — Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026

An arsenal of throw pillows abutted enough foldable bed frames to sleep an army regiment. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025

It was originally designed to settle disputes over land boundaries with the forest service and private owners whose land abutted the national forest. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025

The 350,000 acres that make up Singita Grumeti, for instance, were carved from former hunting grounds that abutted the western edge of the gargantuan Serengeti National Park, where well over a hundred safari groups operate. — Joel Lovell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2017