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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Laborers from poorer regions of India, like Jharkhand and the adjoining states of Odisha and Bihar—my home state—flood into other parts of the country, particularly the metropolises, to work in the service industries and also a variety of menial jobs.—Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025 And the adjoining Casino Resort could be a great HQ for activities on and off the course.—David Weiss, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025 An adjoining solarium with windows on three sides and heated floors is the perfect spot for morning coffee.—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025 In the 1960s and 1970s, many urban residents and businesses left cities for adjoining suburbs.—John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for adjoining
Word History
Etymology
Middle English adjoynyng, from present participle of adjoynen "to adjoin"
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