Adjacent

/əˈdʒeɪ.sənt/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:18 ptsWWF:22 pts8 letters

Definition of Adjacent

noun

Something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.

adjective

Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
"Because the conference room is filled, we will have our meeting in the adjacent room."
Just before, after, or facing.
"The picture is on the adjacent page."
Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.

preposition

Next to; beside.
"A notice was sent to the house adjacent the school."
Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.

Anagrams of Adjacent

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "adjacent":

6-LETTER WORDS

adnate cadent canted catena decant

5-LETTER WORDS

aceta acned acted antae anted cadet caned dance enact

4-LETTER WORDS

aced acne acta anta ante cade cane cant cate cent dace data date dean dent+8 more

3-LETTER WORDS

ace act ana and ane ant ate cad can cat dan den eat

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

abuttingadjoiningcontiguousjuxtaposednear

ANTONYMS

apartdistantnonadjacent

Rhyming Words

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