adjoining

American  

[uh-joi-ning] / əˈdʒɔɪ nɪŋ /

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.

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adjoining British  

/ əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ /

adjective

1. being in contact; connected or neighbouring

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Related Words

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.

Other Word Forms

• nonadjoining adjective
• unadjoining adjective

Etymology

Origin of adjoining

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

Example Sentences

As part of the deal, TSG must pay for the demolition of the stables, grandstand and adjoining structures.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The straightforward solution, after demolishing the adjoining building, would have been to extend the facade to the south.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Two patients were taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow and two to the adjoining Royal Hospital for Children.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The ground is meanwhile helping to regenerate adjoining areas, by attracting new apartments as well as improved retail and leisure facilities.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

And so Grief and Shame abided in adjoining rooms with the door shut between them, holding their pain in their arms instead of each other.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Related Words

• adjacent
• contiguous
• neighboring