GamesDaily CrosswordWord PuzzleWord FinderAll gamesFeaturedWord of the DayWord of the YearNew wordsLanguage storiesAll featuredCultureSlangEmojiMemesAcronymsGender and sexualityAll cultureWriting tipsWriting hubGrammar essentialsCommonly confusedAll writing tipsGamesFeaturedCultureWriting tipsAdvertisementSkip toSkip toadjacentadjective (3)AdvertisementView synonyms for AmericanBritishadjacent[uh-jey-suhnt]Phonetic (Standard)IPAadjectivelying near, close, or contiguous; ; .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/ əˈdʒeɪsənt /adjectivebeing near or close, esp having a common boundary; adjoining; contiguousmaths(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“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012noungeometry the side lying between a specified angle and a right angle in a right-angled triangle“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Discover MoreOther Word Formsadjacently adverbnonadjacent adjectivenonadjacently adverbsubadjacent adjectivesubadjacently adverbsuperadjacent adjectivesuperadjacently adverbunadjacent adjectiveunadjacently adverbadˈjacently adverbadˈjacency nounDiscover MoreWord History and OriginsOrigin of adjacent1First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin adjacent- (stem of adjacēns, present participle of adjacēre “to adjoin”), equivalent to ad- “toward” ( ) + jac- “lie” + -ent- adjective suffix ( )Discover MoreWord History and OriginsOrigin of adjacent1C15: from Latin adjacēre to lie next to, from ad- near + jacēre to lieDiscover MoreSynonym StudySee .Discover MoreExample SentencesExamples have not been reviewed.A taxi rank will be operating at Aston Parish Church, adjacent to the stadium.From Other new satellite images reveal previously unseen damage at a university in north-east Tehran and an area adjacent to a major airport west of the capital.From Across the entire city of Los Angeles, which includes the Palisades and many neighborhoods not adjacent to any fire, rents dropped 0.33% last month.From But only about 0.1% of federal land is situated in or adjacent to urban areas and is suitable for housing.From Over time, Walters would become known for her prime-time specials, where lengthy interviews with world leaders aired adjacent to conversations with movie stars.From AdvertisementDiscover MoreRelated Words www.thesaurus.com AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBrowse#aabbccddeeffgghhiijjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzzContact usDo not sell my infoFollow usGet the Word of the Day every day!Sign upBy clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com © 2025 Dictionary.com, LLC, The meaning of ADJACENT is not distant : nearby. How to use adjacent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Adjacent., Adjacent means close to or near something. You may consider the people up and down your street to be neighbors, but your next-door neighbor is the person who lives in the house or apartment adjacent to yours. Adjacent can refer to two things that touch each other or have the same wall or border..