Synonyms of joining

joining 1 of 3

adjective

as in adjacent

having a border in common

out of regard for your coworkers in the joining cubicles, please wear headphones when listening to electronic devices

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

joining

2 of 3

noun

ˈjȯi-niŋ 

as in junction

a place where two or more things are united

the joining of the original house and the later addition is barely noticeable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• junction
• join
• intersection
• joint
• coupling
• connection
• confluence
• juncture
• link
• jointure
• tie
• meeting
• interconnection
• nexus
• attachment
• articulation
• union
• suture
• seam
• abutment
• concourse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separation
• gap
• crack
• rift
• fissure
• cleft
• crevice

joining

3 of 3

verb

present participle of join

1

as in adjoining

to be adjacent to

the condo complex joins the golf course

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in entering

to become a member of

we're always looking for new people to join our book club

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entering
• rejoining
• enrolling (in)
• enlisting (in)
• signing up (for)
• signing on (for)
• reentering
• reenlisting
• reenrolling
• re-upping
• getting in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• withdrawing
• quitting
• demitting
• dropping out

3

as in combining

to come together to form a single unit

one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms join to make one water molecule

Synonyms & Similar Words

• combining
• connecting
• fusing
• uniting
• coupling
• coalescing
• unifying
• linking (up)
• marrying
• associating
• conjoining
• conjugating
• interfusing
• mating
• rejoining
• yoking
• allying
• reuniting
• assembling
• splicing
• convening
• compounding
• reconnecting
• chaining
• clustering
• meeting
• hitching
• hooking
• confederating
• gathering
• congregating
• leaguing
• recombining
• reunifying
• constellating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• splitting
• separating
• parting
• severing
• dividing
• sectioning
• resolving
• breaking up
• isolating
• disconnecting
• detaching
• divorcing
• dissociating
• sundering
• unlinking
• dissevering
• fractionating
• uncoupling
• disbanding
• dispersing
• disjoining
• scattering
• unyoking
• disaffiliating
• disuniting
• disjointing

4

as in collaborating

to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end

nations joining to bring aid to the earthquake-devastated region

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collaborating
• cooperating
• uniting
• playing ball
• concerting
• making common cause
• conspiring
• conjoining
• concurring
• pulling together
• teaming (up)
• banding (together)
• combining
• leaguing
• affiliating
• allying
• interfacing
• conniving
• associating
• hanging together
• confederating

5

as in connecting

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole

the plan is to join the various bike paths so that cyclists can travel from one end of the cape to the other

Synonyms & Similar Words

• connecting
• integrating
• linking
• coupling
• combining
• stringing
• interconnecting
• yoking
• hooking
• chaining
• interlinking
• concatenating
• compounding
• conjugating
• catenating
• hitching
• interlocking
• welding
• dovetailing
• articulating
• fusing
• intermeshing
• cementing
• wiring
• coalescing
• cording
• uniting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separating
• disconnecting
• splitting
• dividing
• uncoupling
• unhitching
• parting
• disjoining
• detaching
• disengaging
• unlinking
• disuniting
• dissevering
• unyoking
• disjointing
• cleaving
• severing
• unchaining
• rupturing
• sundering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of joining

Noun

This joining of two synagogues represents a national trend, said Rabbi Barras. —Lauren Costantino march 14, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026

The idea refers to non-normative spaces in which a juxtaposition of scenes and stories allows the joining-together of divergent temporalities and locations in a way that defies patriarchal and authoritarian regulations of social and political topoi. —Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026

Verb

And if her world-class success joining together metals using heat and pressure helps pave the way for future welders, then all the better. —Mike Householder, Fortune, 17 May 2026

The win marked Bulgaria’s first Eurovision victory since joining the competition in 2005; the country did not send a performer to the previous three Eurovision Song Contests, and only returned in 2026 as a handful of countries opted out due to Israel’s inclusion. —Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026