abutting

The word “abutting” has 3 syllables: a-but-ting

It's pronounced as /əˈbʌtɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for abutting?

In the thesaurus, “abutting” has 107 synonyms and 50 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for abutting along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for abutting

abreast
across the street
adjacent
adjoining
after
along toward
alongside
ambient
approaching
approximal
approximate
around
around the corner
at close quarters
at hand
attached
available
back-to-back
beside
bordering
bordering on
bounding
burning
circumjacent
close
close shave
close-at-hand
close-by
closest
coming
communicating
connected
connecting
consequent
contacting
contactual
conterminous
contiguous
convenient
converging
coterminous
edging
embracing
encircling
enclosing
encompassing
ensuing
fencing
flanking
flush
following
fringing
give or take a little
handy
hard by
immediate
imminent
impending
impinging
in close proximity
in spitting distance
in the ball park
inclosing
interconnecting
joined
joining
juxtaposed
juxtapositional
later
lining
linked
marginal
margining
meeting
near
near-at-hand
nearby
nearest
nearly
neighboring
next
next door
next door to
next to
next-door
nigh
not remote
on the edge of
on the side
peripheral
practically
proximal
proximate
ready
rimming
side-by-side
skirting
subsequent
succeeding
surrounding
tangent
tangential
touching
united
verging
vincinal
warm

Antonyms for abutting

apart
away
broken up
cool
deferred
detached
disconnected
discontinuous
discrete
disjoined
dissevered
dissociated
distant
disunited
divided
divorced
earlier
expired
far
far-off
faraway
farthest
free-standing
gone
isolate
isolated
nonadjacent
noncontiguous
noncontinuous
parted
past
postponed
preceding
previous
ramified
remote
removed
resolved
separate
separated
severed
single
split
sundered
unattached
unconnected
uncoupled
unfamiliar
unlinked
unyoked

Meanings of abutting

verb
1. To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land).
2. To border upon; be next to; abut on; be adjacent to.
verb
1. To lean against on one end; to end on, of a part of a building or wall.
noun
1. Abutment.
adjective
1. Facing each other, front to front.

Example Sentences

The new apartment complex has a park abutting its southern boundary, providing residents with a scenic view.
The office building is located in the city center, abutting several major transportation hubs.
Our backyard fence needs repairs where it is abutting the neighbor's property.
The highway project faced challenges due to its route abutting environmentally sensitive areas.
The old farmhouse has a charming garden abutting the riverbank, making it a peaceful retreat.

On this page you'll find 157 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to abutting, such as: abreast, across the street, adjacent, adjoining, after, along toward, alongside.

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