nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"
adjacent
How to use adjacent in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for adjacent.
Editorial note
And some of these "scientists" have little to no credentials in climate science or adjacent fields.
Quick take
nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of adjacent gathered in one view.
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities"
near or close to but not necessarily touching; "lands adjacent to the mountains"; "New York and adjacent cities"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for adjacent.
adjective
nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"
See also: next
adjective
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities"
See also: conterminous, contiguous
adjective
near or close to but not necessarily touching; "lands adjacent to the mountains"; "New York and adjacent cities"
Example sentences
And some of these "scientists" have little to no credentials in climate science or adjacent fields.
The FM broadcast frequencies are directly adjacent to the VHF Airband, either side of 108MHz.
I live in DC, and work intel-community adjacent in the infosec industry.
Because that is "risky" but just tweaking the current product stream and adding a few features or targeting an adjacent market is much lower "risk.
I was sitting in a cafe in Ogilive Station in Chicago a few months ago, and one of the guys at an adjacent table was telling a story.
If I were in the hospitality industry, I'd be buying adjacent shops next to every Tesla charging station.
You'll never deploy on all 11 channels without causing massive adjacent channel interference.
Before capturing a city, surround it--at least put units in the 8 adjacent squares, and ideally units in the full "city radius" of 20 squares.
More technical details available, more expensive and very blocky looking - expect it to block any adjacent ports.
The car started moving as they were approaching it and when they were within a few yards it veered right in front of them, causing them to chaotically cut into the adjacent lane.
They arranged to live in residential neighborhoods adjacent to other semi-permanent residents, not an illegal hotel.
If you suck at being magically positioned, lug your luggage through the aisle of one of the other cars and hope that you find a couple of adjacent seats and that someone doesn't come along who needs the seat so you have to take your suitcase off it.
San Francisco certainly has high prices, but it also has one of the smallest footprints of any major city, and has lots of nearly-indistinguishable residential areas that are adjacent but fall outside its boundaries, particularly to the South and East.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use adjacent in a sentence?
And some of these "scientists" have little to no credentials in climate science or adjacent fields.
What does adjacent mean?
nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"
What part of speech is adjacent?
adjacent is commonly used as adjective.