Antonyms for adjacency


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-jey-suh n-see
Phonetic Transcription : əˈdʒeɪ sən si


Definition of adjacency

  • As in neighborhood : noun community, surroundings
  • As in proximity : noun nearness to something
  • As in nearness : noun nearness in time or space
  • As in propinquity : noun proximity
  • As in closeness : noun nearness
  • As in nearness : noun approximateness
  • As in locality : noun neighborhood
Example sentences :
  • The adjacency of the edge of the culvert warned him of what had befallen.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • From its adjacency to the capital, the numerical proportion of persons paying tribute is larger than in any other province.
  • Extract from : « A Visit to the Philippine Islands » by John Bowring
  • Adjacency can be in respect to the past, as expressed through the practice of keeping burial records.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • Regardless of the type of adjacency, what is significant is the element that separates the immediate from the mediated.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • He saw at once that a small artery had been severed, and its adjacency to the jugular made it a matter of extreme danger.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • I fancy that he felt that he would venture anything to escape our adjacency to the battery.
  • Extract from : « The Dark Forest » by Hugh Walpole

Synonyms for adjacency

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