adjacent
Americanadjective
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lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring.
a motel adjacent to the highway.
- Synonyms:
- touching
- Antonyms:
- distant
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just before, after, or facing.
a map on an adjacent page.
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(used in combination)
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related or very close to a specified topic, activity, etc..
While the comment was not outright racist, it was racist-adjacent.
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supporting or being an ally of a group or subculture without being a part of it.
She describes herself as queer-adjacent.
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having the traits or interests of a group or subculture without being a part of it.
Are they full-on geeks or just nerd-adjacent?
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adjective
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being near or close, esp having a common boundary; adjoining; contiguous
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maths
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(of a pair of vertices in a graph) joined by a common edge
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(of a pair of edges in a graph) meeting at a common vertex
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noun
Related Words
See adjoining.
Other Word Forms
- adjacency noun
- adjacently adverb
- nonadjacent adjective
- nonadjacently adverb
- subadjacent adjective
- subadjacently adverb
- superadjacent adjective
- superadjacently adverb
- unadjacent adjective
- unadjacently adverb
Etymology
Origin of adjacent
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin adjacent- (stem of adjacēns, present participle of adjacēre “to adjoin”), equivalent to ad- “toward” ( ad- ) + jac- “lie” + -ent- adjective suffix ( -ent )
Example Sentences
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The property is adjacent to a 17-acre meadow preserve belonging to the Nature Conservancy.
From MarketWatch
Firefighters worked to control the fire, while South Wales Police officers closed nearby roads and evacuated residents from adjacent properties.
From BBC
The move was "aimed at securing and protecting the airspace, especially in areas adjacent to the threatened regions," Poland's Armed Forces said.
From BBC
In San Bernardino County, adjacent to Los Angeles, authorities told AFP they were working to divert the flow of floodwater on Thursday.
From Barron's
Key Messages for the Atmospheric River affecting California and adjacent areas have been updated.
From Los Angeles Times
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