AWL Sublist 10 · Academic Word

adjacent

/əˈdʒeɪsənt/ Syllables: ad·ja·cent

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Arabic Translation & Context

Synonyms & Antonyms

Next to or adjoining something else; sharing a border or immediate proximity.

Synonyms

adjoining neighboring contiguous

Antonyms

distant remote

Translations

adjacent in Arabic

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Arabic Meaning

مُجاور، مُتاخم

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Easy Explanation (Arabic)

شيئان قريبان جداً من بعضهما البعض، أو يلامس أحدهما الآخر.

Easy Explanation

Adjacent means next to or beside something. Campus planners place adjacent study rooms near the library for quiet group work.

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Memory TipAdjacent shares a root with adjoin — think next door, not far away.

Contextual Examples

Adjacent labs share equipment schedules to reduce costs during peak teaching semesters.

The survey mapped adjacent neighborhoods affected by highway noise near the university corridor.

Researchers compared adjacent wetland plots before and after the controlled drainage intervention.

Word Families & Pronunciation

PART OF SPEECH	FORM
noun	adjacency
adverb	adjacently