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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The adjoining rooms house showers and hydrotherapy pools, with a sole TV hanging from the wall of the latter.—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 7 July 2025 Local officials urged all residents near the Guadalupe River and adjoining creeks to seek higher ground pending further notice.—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025 Once owned by Estée Lauder heir William Lauder, the adjoining lots span 2.3 acres and feature 360 feet of direct beachfront.—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 July 2025 The adjoining Patterson House bar debuted the day before, on May 13.—Mackensy Lunsford, 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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