adjoining

[ uh-joi-ning ]

adjective

1. being in contact at some point or line; located next to another; bordering; contiguous:

   the adjoining room; a row of adjoining town houses.

adjoining

/ əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ /

adjective

1. being in contact; connected or neighbouring

Other Words From

• nonad·joining adjective
• unad·joining adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of adjoining¹

First recorded in 1485–95; adjoin + -ing ²

Synonym Study

Adjoining, adjacent, bordering all mean near or close to something. Adjoining implies touching, having a common point or line: an adjoining yard. Adjacent implies being nearby or next to something else: all the adjacent houses; adjacent angles. Bordering means having a common boundary with something: the farm bordering on the river.

Example Sentences

All the adjoining components worked as a continuous result making sure the particles they were simulating went to the right place.

From Los Angeles Times

The crew dressed up in various worker outfits, scouted locations ahead of the robberies, forced their way into an adjoining business to a bank and used signal jammers to disable wireless security devices.

From Los Angeles Times

Gardaí said technical and forensic examinations will be carried out at the house, where Kyran lived until May, and the garden and adjoining open ground will also be searched.

From BBC

After we passed a security office, we arrived at two adjoining hallways that veered off to the solitary confinement cell blocks where I was previously held.

From Slate

The order issued Thursday protects residents within the fire zones or adjoining ZIP Codes from insurance non-renewals or cancellations for one year from the date of emergency declarations Gov. Gavin Newsom issued this month.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• adjacent
• contiguous
• neighboring