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adjacent Antonyms

Opposite of adjacent

Because the opposite of adjacent shifts with each meaning, the antonyms and opposite words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by contrast strength.
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• adjective (Context 1)

Next to or adjoining something else; situated in close proximity or sharing a border.

Usage Example

"The conference will be held in the banquet hall and the two nonadjacent meeting rooms."

Strongest
nonadjacent
distant
remote
Strong
separate
detached
faraway

• adjective (Context 2)

In geometry, having a common vertex and a common side (of angles), or sharing a common endpoint (of sides of a polygon).

Usage Example

"To find the cosine of the angle, divide the length of the nonadjacent side by the length of the hypotenuse."

Strongest
nonadjacent
opposite

Similar words to adjacent

Words similar to adjacent shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

adjoining
neighboring
contiguous
abutting
bordering
next-door
proximate
nearby
See all synonyms of adjacent

• Nearby Words

adieu
adios
adjacency
adjacent
adjacently
adjectival
adjective

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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Adjacent. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/adjacent
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