Adjacent
- Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
Synonyms: abutting, adjoining, contiguous, juxtaposed, near
Antonyms: apart, distant, nonadjacent
- Just before, after, or facing
- (figuratively, postpositive) Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.
| Preposition |
- Next to; beside.
- (figuratively) Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.
| Usage notes |
This preposition is usually used with the word to, i.e., "adjacent to". However, in the U.S., adjacent is sometimes used on its own