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

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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

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

An abutting creek swamped his property with waters 3 to 4 feet (91 centimeters to 122 centimeters) deep and destroyed the oldest part of the mill next to his home. — ABC News, 30 July 2026

Directly abutting the northern end of the state beach, the property was purchased last year for $10 million by the Peninsula Open Space Trust, an environmental group based in Palo Alto, from the family of Walter Bridge. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

Even greater privacy is afforded into the future by its abutting the 140 acres of Sherrif’s Meadow conservation land. — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Set on 12 acres abutting Carson National Forest in Abiquiu, the property has three kiva fireplaces, radiant heated floors, and a private box canyon to explore—which is an incredible selling point on its own. — Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 29 June 2026