Synonyms for adjacent
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uh-jey-suhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈdʒeɪ sənt |
Top 10 synonyms for adjacent Other synonyms for the word adjacent
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for adjacent
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