| Main Entry: | adjacent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | next to, abutting |
Synonyms: |
adjoining, alongside, beside, bordering, close, close by, contiguous, near, neighboring, next door, touching |
| Notes: | adjacent means next to but not necessarily connected with, while adjoining means next to and connected - adjacent rooms are separated by a wall, adjoining are connected by a common door; things are adjacent when they are side by side, they are adjoining when they share a common boundary and adjacent may or may not imply contact but always implies absence of anything of the same kind in between |
Antonyms: |
apart, away, detached, disconnected, distant, far, faraway, nonadjacent, remote, separate |
| Main Entry: | alongside |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | close, near side of |
Synonyms: |
along the side of, apace with, at the side of, beside, by, by the side of, close at hand, close by, equal with, in company with, next to, parallel to, side by side |
Antonyms: |
away |
| Main Entry: | convenient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nearby |
Synonyms: |
accessible, adjacent, adjoining, all around, at elbows, at fingertips, at hand, available, central, close, close at hand, close-by, contiguous, easy to reach, handy, immediate, in neighborhood, next, next door, nigh, on deck, on tap, under one's nose, within reach |
Antonyms: |
distant, far, inconvenient, out-of-the-way, unavailable |
| Main Entry: | handy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nearby |
Synonyms: |
accessible, adjacent, at hand, available, close, close by, close-at-hand, convenient, near, near-at-hand, on hand, ready, within reach |
Antonyms: |
faraway, inconveniently, unhandy |
| Main Entry: | near |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | close by physically |
Synonyms: |
abreast, abutting, adjacent, adjoining, along toward, alongside, approximal, around, at close quarters, available, beside, bordering, burning, close, close shave, close-at-hand, close-by, conterminous, contiguous, convenient, hair's breadth, handy, immediate, in close proximity, near-at-hand, nearby, neighboring, next door, nigh, not remote, practically, proximal, proximate, ready, side-by-side, touching, vincinal, warm*, within stone's throw |
Antonyms: |
away, distant, far, remote |
| Main Entry: | nearby |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adjoining |
Synonyms: |
adjacent, close, close-at-hand, close-by, contiguous, convenient, handy, immediate, neighboring, proximate, ready |
Antonyms: |
far, faraway |