adjective
nearest in space or position
Synonyms
Examples
- immediately adjoining without intervening space
- had adjacent rooms
- in the next room
- the person sitting next to me
- our rooms were side by side
adjective
having a common boundary or edge
Synonyms
Examples
- abutting
- touching
- Rhode Island has two bordering states
- Massachusetts and Connecticut
- the side of Germany conterminous with France
- Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho
- neighboring cities
adjective
near or close to but not necessarily touching
Examples
- lands adjacent to the mountains
- New York and adjacent cities