adjacent

/ədʒˈeɪsənt/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
   “had adjacent rooms”
2. having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
   “Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Connecticut”
3. near or close to but not necessarily touching
   “lands adjacent to the mountains”

Synonyms for adjacent

• next
• side by side
• close
• conterminous
• contiguous
• neighboring
• connected
• near

Words that rhyme with adjacent

• complacent
• complaisant
• nascent