adjoining

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adjective

ad·​join·​ing ə-ˈjȯi-niŋ How to pronounce adjoining (audio)
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Synonyms of adjoiningnext
: touching or bounding at a point or line

adjoining

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present participle of adjoin

Synonyms of adjoining

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adjacent, adjoining, contiguous, juxtaposed mean being in close proximity.

adjacent may or may not imply contact but always implies absence of anything of the same kind in between.

a house with an adjacent garage

adjoining definitely implies meeting and touching at some point or line.

had adjoining rooms at the hotel

contiguous implies having contact on all or most of one side.

offices in all 48 contiguous states

juxtaposed means placed side by side especially so as to permit comparison and contrast.

a skyscraper juxtaposed to a church

Examples of adjoining in a Sentence

Adjective the cows had broken through the fence and were grazing in the adjoining field
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The adjoining parcel can remain an athletic field or be developed with a guesthouse or a separate residence; the lot could also be sold independently. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2026 Its original residential use explains many of the details that have managed to survive to the present day, such as the wooden doors that can be seen in both the hotel’s main building and the adjoining restaurant. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026 Over the weekend, the new Coach retail location opened in Leawood and marked the city’s first with an adjoining coffee shop, Coach Coffee Shop. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 One idea proposed has been to keep the bridge open to pedestrian and bike traffic and build an adjoining bridge, or nearby bridge, for cars. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for adjoining

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English adjoynyng, from present participle of adjoynen "to adjoin"

First Known Use

Adjective

1577, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of adjoining was in 1577

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