adjacent
Divide adjacent into syllables:
ad · ja · cent
How to pronounce adjacent:
Synonyms for adjacent:
abutting
adjoining
attached
bordering
close
closest
connected
connecting
conterminous
contiguous
flanking
flush
fringing
joining
juxtaposed
linked
near
nearby
nearest
neighboring
neighbouring
next
side by side
surrounding
touching
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Antonyms for adjacent:
abroad
apart
away
deep
detached
disconnected
distant
divided
far
far away
far off
far-flung
far-off
far-removed
faraway
farthest
furthest
nonadjacent
noncontiguous
not close
out of the way
out-of-the-way
outlying
remote
remote from
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