Adjoining and Close

Adjoining

Adjoining adjective - Having a border in common.
Usage example: the cows had broken through the fence and were grazing in the adjoining field

Close is a synonym for adjoining in position topic. In some cases you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Adjoining".

Nearby Word: adjoined

Close

Close adjective - Not being distant in time, space, or significance.
Usage example: these words are close synonyms

Adjoining is a synonym for close in near topic. You can use "Adjoining" instead an adjective "Close", if it concerns topics such as neighbouring.

Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Both words in one sentence

  • There was also a "Moroccan Quarter", a part of the city adjoining the Muslim and Jewish Quarters inhabited by Moroccan Muslims; it was demolished a few days after the Israeli seizure of the Old City for being too close to the Western Wall and absorbed into the Jewish Quarter.
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