adjoin | Definition of adjoin

Synonyms and Antonyms of adjoin

1 to be adjacent to

the bedroom of their apartment adjoins their neighbor's living room

Synonyms of adjoin

abut, border (on), butt (on or against), flank, fringe, join, march (with), neighbor, skirt, touch, verge (on)

Words Related to adjoin

attach (to), communicate (with), connect (with), link (with)

bound, embrace, encircle, enclose (also inclose), fence, line, margin, rim, surround

contact, converge, meet

2 to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase

after the dictionary writer's talk, the principal adjoined a few remarks about her own love of words

Synonyms of adjoin

add, annex, append, subjoin, tack (on)

Words Related to adjoin

affix, attach, fasten, fix, graft, hitch, tag, tie

infuse, inject, insert, interfuse, introduce

aggrandize, amplify, augment, beef (up), boost, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, increase, multiply, raise, swell (up)

elongate, lengthen, prolong, protract

enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify

complement, supplement, supply

enforce, reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen

Near Antonyms of adjoin

detach, disconnect, disjoin, separate, unfasten

amputate, cut, excise, lop (off), sever

contract, decrease, diminish, lessen, lower, reduce

abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shorten

compress, condense, constrict, cut back, retrench

Antonyms of adjoin

abate, bate, deduct, knock off, remove, subtract, take off