adjacent

American  

[uh-jey-suhnt] / əˈdʒeɪ sənt /

adjective

1. lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring.

   a motel adjacent to the highway.

   Synonyms:

   touching

   Antonyms:

   distant

2. just before, after, or facing.

   a map on an adjacent page.

3. (used in combination)

   1. related or very close to a specified topic, activity, etc..

      While the comment was not outright racist, it was racist-adjacent.

   2. supporting or being an ally of a group or subculture without being a part of it.

      She describes herself as queer-adjacent.

   3. 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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adjacent British  

/ əˈdʒeɪsənt /

adjective

1. being near or close, esp having a common boundary; adjoining; contiguous

2. maths

   1. (of a pair of vertices in a graph) joined by a common edge

   2. (of a pair of edges in a graph) meeting at a common vertex

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noun

1. geometry the side lying between a specified angle and a right angle in a right-angled triangle

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

The High North - a term used to describe the northernmost part of the globe - includes the Arctic circle and areas adjacent to it.

From BBC

In fact, the subjects are more than adjacent.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We see this development as entirely expected in light of advances in AI capability and recent product launches in adjacent industries,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

After the deal, IonQ told Barron’s that its acquisitions are part of a comprehensive strategy that has allowed it “to quickly move into quantum tech spaces adjacent to our original quantum computing roots.”

From Barron's

It’s hard to imagine any advertiser will want their commercials running adjacent to a former Epstein pal.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• adjoining
• bordering
• contiguous
• neighboring