Adjacent
Adjacent adjective - Having a border in common.
Next to and adjacent are semantically related. in adjoining topic. In some cases you can use "Next to" instead the word "Adjacent" as an adjective or an adverb or a preposition.
Nearby Words: adjacency, adjacently
Next to
Next to adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Doc lands the DeLorean in an alleyway adjacent to the Courthouse Square, and he and Marty lay the sleeping Jennifer next to the car.
Source: Recap / Back to the Future - Items adjacent to it are destroyed, and if you're next to it you'll be knocked down to 1 HP, unless you have a Blast Shield equipped.
Source: Video Game / Shiren the Wanderer -
For the exterior scenes in the show, the producers used the real house at 65 Eaton and painted a "1" next to the address (as well as the adjacent houses).
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