Synonyms of contiguity

contiguity

noun

ˌkän-tə-ˈgyü-ə-tē 

as in proximity

the state or condition of being near

because of the contiguity of the mall to the border, it attracts many shoppers from out of state

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proximity
• vicinity
• nearness
• immediacy
• propinquity
• adjacency
• closeness
• juxtaposition
• abutment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distance
• remoteness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of contiguity

In their decision, the court's liberal majority laid out criteria for evaluating the maps, including population equality, contiguity, federal laws like the Voting Rights Act and preserving communities of interest. — Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024

Democrats said that the majority of current legislative districts in Wisconsin — 54 out of 99 in the Assembly and 21 out of 33 in the Senate — violate the state constitution's contiguity requirement. — CBS News, 22 Dec. 2023

The rationale behind contiguity is to create local districts where lawmakers live near and share common concerns with their constituents. — Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 17 Nov. 2023

And the exhibition highlights with great flair his work’s contiguity to that of other contemporaries. — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019