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

In the immediate aftermath of the tragedy, after nearly 21 hours of nonstop, adrenaline-fueled broadcasting, Mason and his ABC colleague Don Ohlmeyer returned to the Sheraton Munich hotel, where they were staying in adjoining rooms.

From Los Angeles Times

An adjoining clip was the moment in which Donald Trump stopped his speech and said, “Let’s just listen to music.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

Related Words

• adjacent
• contiguous
• neighboring