Synonyms of abutting

abutting 1 of 2

adjective

ə-ˈbə-tiŋ 

as in adjacent

having a border in common

the new neighbors promptly erected fences between their property and the abutting properties

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjacent
• adjoining
• neighboring
• bordering
• closest
• contiguous
• joining
• flanking
• conterminous
• united
• attached
• juxtaposed
• close
• touching
• fringing
• nearest
• nearby
• flush
• near
• connected
• connecting
• surrounding
• linked
• verging
• skirting
• next-door
• communicating
• encircling
• joined
• approximate
• fencing
• peripheral
• nigh
• embracing
• bounding
• marginal
• enclosing
• immediate
• interconnecting
• circumjacent
• tangential
• encompassing
• ambient
• tangent
• rimming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• apart
• noncontiguous
• separate
• isolated
• nonadjacent
• unconnected
• discrete
• detached
• single
• unattached
• distant
• disconnected
• removed
• isolate
• free-standing
• unlinked
• remote
• farthest
• far
• away
• discontinuous
• divided
• resolved
• noncontinuous
• split
• severed
• far-off
• broken up
• faraway
• parted
• dissociated
• divorced
• uncoupled
• ramified
• disunited
• disjoined
• sundered
• dissevered
• unyoked

abutting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of abut

as in adjoining

to be adjacent to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjoining
• joining
• flanking
• surrounding
• neighboring
• touching
• marching (with)
• skirting
• bordering (on)
• fringing
• lining
• encircling
• meeting
• butting (on or against)
• connecting (with)
• verging (on)
• bounding
• attaching (to)
• enclosing
• communicating (with)
• linking (with)
• contacting
• converging
• embracing
• fencing
• rimming
• margining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abutting

Verb

Today, the toys strewn across Charlie’s office floor and the toddler-size desk and chairs in the room abutting the podcast studio serve as artifacts of their former life. — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

Further east, in the coastal province of Rayong abutting a major industrial belt, authorities ordered evacuations on Monday after flood waters swelled two reservoirs beyond their capacity. — Reuters, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026

Let the explosion of vintage typewriters suspended from the giant wall abutting the check-in desk be your first clue as to what this contemporary but cosseting boutique property is all about. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2026

To squeeze in more disks, consider that a circle can have as many as six other equal-sized circles simultaneously abutting it. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

The Stratos Project is set to take over 20,000 acres of desert brush and farmland in Box Elder County, abutting the Great Salt Lake. — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026

Ahmad grew up in Kashmir, a region in India’s northwest abutting the Himalayas, replete with vast valleys, glassy mountain lakes, and purple iris and cyan forget-me-nots. — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

The edge of meadows or fields containing goldenrod and abutting heavier cover is especially productive, so long as there is some protective canopy. — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

The result is that 13 new businesses have either opened this year or are about to open on Flagler and on abutting side streets, including a pizza restaurant, a cigar club, a wine shop, and a French bakery and cafe. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026