NEIGHBORING Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

neighboring 1 of 2

adjective

as in adjacent

having a border in common he and his future wife grew up on neighboring farms

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in near

not being distant in time, space, or significance the statehouse and its neighboring buildings

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

neighboring

2 of 2

verb

present participle of neighbor

as in adjoining

to be adjacent to the baseball field neighbors a parking lot

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of neighboring

Adjective

Shipping data reviewed by Newsweek in July appeared to show the passage of at least two large Chinese flagged crude oil carriers through the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint just hours after the group targeted two Saudi ships in the neighboring Red Sea. — Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026 The arrest is the latest in a series of legal troubles involving members of the former president’s family in Zimbabwe and neighboring South Africa. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026 International buyers and media were in town from the Middle East as well as neighboring African countries including Senegal and Ghana, while buzzy US influencers and models Eni Popoola and Alton Mason also flew in for the shows. — Ezreen Benissan, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026 Three massive data centers have cropped up across Southaven and the neighboring Memphis, Tennessee in just two years. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 28 Oct. 2026 Built on a porous metal-organic framework (MOF-808), the material pairs copper atoms directly with neighboring sodium promoters. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026 Keith pointed out that the building was once a school belonging to the neighboring Ukrainian church. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Gangs such as Chen Mechan and 400 Mawozo make money through kidnapping and draw weapons from national supplies in Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic and purchases in the United States. — Widlore Mérancourt, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 Uzbekistan holds vast deposits of rare earths and critical minerals, while neighboring Kazakhstan is the world’s leading producer of uranium, accounting for 40% of supplies. — semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Verb

The El Dorado Hills Community Services District could spend up to $76,000 to remove park lights installed just five years ago after residents of a neighboring senior community fought the project in court. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026 Russia’s chief negotiator is Medinsky, a Putin aide who has led Moscow’s team since the first full-fledged peace negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul in March 2022, although exploratory talks took place earlier in neighboring Belarus. — Bassam Hatoum, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026 PeterPencil/Getty The United Nations, many Western governments and the DRC have long accused the government in neighboring Rwanda of backing M23 in a bid to control and exploit the much larger country's vast mineral resources. — CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026 In neighboring Palm Beach County, overall turnout was up 10 points from last midterm election. — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026 Iran's Houthi allies in Yemen continue to fire missiles at neighboring Saudi Arabia. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026 Its Royal Savoy name wasn’t established until 1943 after merging with a neighboring building, soon becoming an institution as iconic as the region’s famous holed cheese. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026 Democratic candidates scored major wins throughout the night, including in neighboring Missouri and solidly-Trump states like South Carolina. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026 Democratic candidates also outperformed their Republican opponents in Cabarrus County portions of House District 83 and Senate District 35, although Republicans won both districts overall with votes from neighboring counties. — Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for neighboring

Adjective

And although Lichtenstein wasn’t gay, there’s enough irony about gender in his early work to qualify him as being interestingly gay-adjacent.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
In 2022, Kenwood bought two adjacent lots on Sanders Avenue for $325,000 to address the parking constraints.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of adjacent

Adjective

Iran reported three additional attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, while data from the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) indicated that attacks on vessels were continuing at a near-record rate.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Pre-Columbian ruins are always near, reachable by boat, trek, and car, on excursions organized by the hotel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of near

Verb

Cocktails are served at Drink Kong, the sexy, high-concept cocktail bar—its second location in the city—adjoining the property.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Undeterred, the three friends bought the hotel and adjoining property for $3 million and have since spent over $10 million on renovations and redesign.

— Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of adjoining

Adjective

The highest number of outstanding votes Tuesday were in Hinds County, a blue stronghold around the state capital of Jackson, with another chunk remaining in nearby Holmes County, which is even bluer.

— Gregory S. Schneider The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
He was taken to a nearby hospital and placed in critical condition.

— CBS Philadelphia, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of nearby

Verb

The Paris march proceeded peacefully, with students, workers and retirees joining.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
The company also used non-compete agreements restricting employees from joining rivals for two years, as part of their employment contracts, with senior employees holding valuable technical expertise likely facing closer scrutiny.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of joining

Adjective

Hours after the attack, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said authorities found the bodies of three of the suspect's close family members -- two women and a man -- inside of his home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, a city about 100 miles northeast of Krakow.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Purdue cut the deficit to 34-29 on Ijeboi's TD run but couldn't get any closer.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of close

Verb

The pendants by Apparatus hang over custom nightstands flanking the bed.

— Rembert Browne, Architectural Digest, 2 Nov. 2026
Bönan is also overseeing the renovation of Kiton’s six-story townhouse and showroom on East 54th Street in New York, expected to be completed in 2027 to become a new flagship, flanking the existing unit on Madison Avenue.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of flanking

Adjective

The queue snaked along the block and snaked around the next-door parking lot.

— Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
But perhaps more significantly, the shops and storefronts in the next-door buildings that Lovley and Valenti put up previously appear to be thriving despite generally tough times for new bricks-and-mortar locations.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026