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adjacent
[uh-jey-suhnt]
adjective
lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring.
a motel adjacent to the highway.
Synonyms:Antonyms:just before, after, or facing.
a map on an adjacent page.
(used in combination)
related or very close to a specified topic, activity, etc..
While the comment was not outright racist, it was racist-adjacent.
supporting or being an ally of a group or subculture without being a part of it.
She describes herself as queer-adjacent.
having the traits or interests of a group or subculture without being a part of it.
Are they full-on geeks or just nerd-adjacent?
adjacent
/ əˈɪəԳ /
adjective
being near or close, esp having a common boundary; adjoining; contiguous
maths
(of a pair of vertices in a graph) joined by a common edge
(of a pair of edges in a graph) meeting at a common vertex
noun
geometry the side lying between a specified angle and a right angle in a right-angled triangle
Other 51Թ Forms
- adjacently adverb
- nonadjacent adjective
- nonadjacently adverb
- subadjacent adjective
- subadjacently adverb
- superadjacent adjective
- superadjacently adverb
- unadjacent adjective
- unadjacently adverb
- ˈᲹԳٱ adverb
- ˈᲹԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of adjacent1
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Example Sentences
They gave evidence via video link from an adjacent courtroom, so they could be locked in their own dock.
The adjacent business buying and selling wooden pallets is closed, and a local car mechanic too.
The Broad museum, adjacent to the Music Center, said it will close all weekend.
A lawsuit brought by a conservative think tank challenges the constitutionality of a Biden-era national monument adjacent to Joshua Tree National Park, and calls for its dissolution.
The Downtown Jewelry Exchange and several adjacent businesses were struck by vandals who shattered windows and broke display cases overnight Monday, according to business owners in the neighborhood.
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Related 51Թs
- adjoining
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- contiguous
- neighboring
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