Antonyms for adjacent

Grammar : Adj

Spell : uh-jey-suhnt

Phonetic Transcription : əˈdʒeɪ sənt

Definition of adjacent

Origin : early 15c., from Latin adiacentem (nominative adiacens) "lying at," present participle of adiacere "lie at, border upon, lie near," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + iacere "to lie, rest," literally "to throw" (see jet (v.)), with notion of "to cast (oneself) down."

adj next to, abutting

Example sentences :

From the hill, we could overlook the river, and the adjacent country.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

Nothing happened, though the adjacent portions of the tepee moved.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

He loitered about in adjacent doorways, quite like a hired fellow.
Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson

He saw him vault into the saddle, and he saw him vanish into the adjacent woods.
Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum

In a moment they were heard moving noisily in the adjacent room.
Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini

Tradition states that the adjacent village was destroyed by lightning.
Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook

These, together with a draught from an adjacent spring, had to suffice for breakfast.
Extract from : « The Fiery Totem » by Argyll Saxby

I went through the connecting corridor to the adjacent building.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various

From beyond, from the adjacent Curb, came the shouts of brokers.
Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus

I will now picture also the use of boots by kicking you into the inn yard which is adjacent.
Extract from : « The O'Ruddy » by Stephen Crane

Synonyms for adjacent

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