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circumjacent

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Synonyms & Antonyms of circumjacent

as in surrounding, encircling

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for circumjacent

bounding,
embracing,
encircling,
enclosing
(also inclosing),
fencing,
rimming,
surrounding

attached,
communicating,
connected,
connecting,
interconnecting,
joined,
linked,
united

marginal,
peripheral,
tangent,
tangential

approximate,
close,
closest,
immediate,
near,
nearby,
nearest,
next-door,
nigh

ambient,
encompassing

abutting,
adjacent,
adjoining,
bordering,
conterminous,
contiguous,
flanking,
flush,
fringing,
joining,
juxtaposed,
neighboring,
skirting,
touching,
verging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for circumjacent

nonadjacent,
noncontiguous

apart,
detached,
disconnected,
discrete,
free-standing,
isolate,
isolated,
removed,
separate,
single,
unattached,
unconnected,
unlinked

away,
distant,
far,
faraway,
far-off,
farthest,
remote

discontinuous,
noncontinuous

broken up,
disjoined,
dissevered,
dissociated,
disunited,
divided,
divorced,
parted,
ramified,
resolved,
severed,
split,
sundered,
uncoupled,
unyoked

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“Circumjacent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumjacent. Accessed 6 Jul. 2022.

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The first known use of circumjacent was in the 15th century

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