adjacent
/əˈdʒeɪ.sənt/
noun
- 1
Something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.
adjective
- 1
Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
“Because the conference room is filled, we will have our meeting in the adjacent room.”
- 2
Just before, after, or facing.
“The picture is on the adjacent page.”
- 3
Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.
Antonyms
preposition
- 1
Next to; beside.
“A notice was sent to the house adjacent the school.”
- 2
Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.
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