Adjacent meaning

What does “adjacent” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“adjacent” is an adjective with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space.

adjacent

adjective

  1. nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space

    “had adjacent rooms”

    “in the next room”

  2. having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching

    “Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Connecticut”

    “the side of Germany conterminous with France”

  3. near or close to but not necessarily touching

    “lands adjacent to the mountains”

    “New York and adjacent cities”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University