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adjacent
[ uh-jey-suhnt ]
adjective
- lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring:
a motel adjacent to the highway.
Synonyms: touching
Antonyms: distant
- just before, after, or facing:
a map on an adjacent page.
- (used in combination)
- related or very close to a specified topic, activity, etc.:
While the comment was not outright racist, it was racist-adjacent.
- supporting or being an ally of a group or subculture without being a part of it:
She describes herself as queer-adjacent.
- 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?
adjacent
/ əˈdʒeɪsənt /
adjective
- being near or close, esp having a common boundary; adjoining; contiguous
- maths
- (of a pair of vertices in a graph) joined by a common edge
- (of a pair of edges in a graph) meeting at a common vertex
noun
- geometry the side lying between a specified angle and a right angle in a right-angled triangle
Derived Forms
- adˈjacently, adverb
- adˈjacency, noun
Other Words From
- ad·jacent·ly adverb
- nonad·jacent adjective
- nonad·jacent·ly adverb
- subad·jacent adjective
- subad·jacent·ly adverb
- super·ad·jacent adjective
- super·ad·jacent·ly adverb
- unad·jacent adjective
- unad·jacent·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of adjacent1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
She was arrested Aug. 9 after security personnel noticed her and her boyfriend getting into a physical altercation at the theme park, which is adjacent to the Universal CityWalk dining and shopping district.
Estonia and Latvia share land borders with Russia, while Lithuania is adjacent to the Russian enclave Kaliningrad, which also shares a border with Poland, and Moscow's close ally, Belarus.
For decades, Orange County was a conservative stronghold, adjacent to its left-leaning neighbor, Los Angeles County.
County for more than 55 years before being surpassed in 2020 when the adjacent Long Beach International Gateway Bridge opened over the Port of Long Beach.
County Sheriff’s Department will patrol Grand Park, adjacent to the parade’s starting point at City Hall.
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