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Synonyms & Antonyms of adjoining
(Entry 1 of 2)
having a border in common
- the cows had broken through the fence and were grazing in the adjoining field
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- bounding,
- circumjacent,
- embracing,
- encircling,
- enclosing
- (also inclosing),
- fencing,
- rimming,
- surrounding
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adjoining
verb
present participle of adjoin
Synonyms & Antonyms of adjoining (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to be adjacent to
- the bedroom of their apartment adjoins their neighbor's living room
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2
to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase
- after the dictionary writer's talk, the principal adjoined a few remarks about her own love of words
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The first known use of adjoining was in 1577
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