Adjacent
Adjacent adjective - Having a border in common.
Central and adjacent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Central" instead an adjective "Adjacent".
Nearby Words: adjacency, adjacently
Both words in one sentence
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The world is very regular: there is a central hub world with elevators to 3 adjacent areas, and each adjacent area has elevators to the two areas around it.
Source: Videogame Geography -
In Central Massachusetts, there are the adjacent towns (in clockwise order): Southborough, Westborough, Northborough, and Marlborough.
Source: Odd Name Out -
As of his first Comedy Central special, his mother (who thinks that earrings mean guys are either gay or in a gang, depending on the ear) still hadn't realized that he was gay-adjacent.
Source: Gayborhood
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Central and Adjacent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adjacent/central
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