adjacent may or may not imply contact but always implies absence of anything of the same kind in between.
a house with an adjacent garage
adjoining definitely implies meeting and touching at some point or line.
had adjoining rooms at the hotel
contiguous implies having contact on all or most of one side.
offices in all 48 contiguous states
juxtaposed means placed side by side especially so as to permit comparison and contrast.
a skyscraper juxtaposed to a church
Examples of adjoining in a Sentence
the cows had broken through the fence and were grazing in the adjoining field
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Vietnam's Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park was extended to include the adjoining Hin Nam No National Park in Laos.—James Doubek, NPR, 18 July 2025 The architect’s eponymous firm has also designed an adjoining entertainment venue for the site.—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 16 July 2025 With a full-service bar and adjoining space, the VFW is a social club for veterans and their families.—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 11 July 2025 Included in the overhaul is a 31,000-square-foot ballroom, around 38,000 square feet of breakout space and 39,000 square feet of adjoining group space, bringing Gaylord Opryland's total exhibit and meeting space to more than 750,000 square feet.—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for adjoining
Word History
Etymology
Middle English adjoynyng, from present participle of adjoynen "to adjoin"
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