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Interactive
Adjacent Definition
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vocabulary
Adjacent
Next to; sharing a border or boundary
Right Next To
Look at your keyboard: Q is adjacent to W. They sit right next to each other, sharing a border. Adjacent means next to, neighboring, side by side.
The word comes from Latin adjacere—to lie near. Two things are adjacent when they touch or share a boundary with nothing between them.
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examples
Adjacent Examples
Visual examples of things that are next to each other
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On your keyboard, Q and W are adjacent—they sit directly next to each other.
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Adjacent rooms share a wall—you can walk directly from one to the other.
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In spreadsheets, adjacent cells are the ones directly touching—above, below, left, right.
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Adjacent countries share a border—they can be reached without crossing a third nation.
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quiz
Adjacent Quiz
Test your understanding of adjacent in context
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"The parking lot is ___ to the main building." Best word: