circumjacent
adjective
cir·cum·ja·cent ˌsər-kəm-ˈjā-sᵊnt 
: lying adjacent on all sides : surrounding
Word History
Etymology
Latin circumjacent-, circumjacens, present participle of circumjacēre to lie around, from circum- + jacēre to lie — more at adjacent
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
circumjacent
adjective
as in surrounding
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- surrounding
- encircling
- bounding
- enclosing
- inclosing
- united
- peripheral
- connected
- embracing
- attached
- interconnecting
- marginal
- fencing
- connecting
- nearby
- communicating
- adjoining
- rimming
- tangential
- adjacent
- linked
- nearest
- joined
- tangent
- closest
- abutting
- near
- contiguous
- encompassing
- bordering
- neighboring
- ambient
- approximate
- nigh
- conterminous
- immediate
- next-door
- verging
- flanking
- skirting
- fringing
- juxtaposed
- close
- touching
- joining
- flush
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- nonadjacent
- noncontiguous
- isolated
- detached
- unconnected
- discrete
- separate
- distant
- apart
- single
- unattached
- isolate
- remote
- farthest
- disconnected
- faraway
- far
- unlinked
- noncontinuous
- removed
- discontinuous
- away
- dissevered
- divided
- ramified
- far-off
- disunited
- dissociated
- severed
- disjoined
- resolved
- free-standing
- parted
- sundered
- broken up
- uncoupled
- split
- unyoked
- divorced