cheek-by-jowl
Packed tightly together
Cheek-by-jowl means very close together, side by side, or in intimate proximity.
The phrase evokes two faces pressed so near that cheek touches jaw: The old houses stood cheek-by-jowl along the narrow street.
It often suggests crowding or uncomfortable closeness: We lived cheek-by-jowl with our neighbors, hearing every argument through the walls.
Placed in proximity
- mingledBlended or socialized
- interspersedScattered among other things
- mixedBlended from varied elements
- blendedMixed into uniformity
intermingled · alongside · cohabiting · sharing · overlapping · intersecting · adjacent · proximity
Directly next to
- abuttingSharing a common border
- touchingEvoking gentle emotion
- contiguousSharing a common boundary
- neighboringSituated beside another
side-by-side · adjoining · next-door · bordering · juxtaposed · flanking · shoulder-to-shoulder · elbow-to-elbow
Uncomfortably lacking space
- packedFilled to capacity
- jam-packedExtremely crowded or full
- sardinedPacked extremely tightly
- squeezedPressed firmly together
compressed · congested · overcrowded · teeming · jostling · bustling · swarming · heaving
Strongly united group
- familiarKnown from experience
- neighborlyFriendly toward those nearby
- cozyWarm and snug
- snugComfortably close-fitting
bonding · warm · affectionate · confidential · personal · tight-knit · interconnected · intertwined
juxtaposed
Placed in proximity
- mingledBlended or socialized
- interspersedScattered among other things
- mixedBlended from varied elements
blended · intermingled · alongside · cohabiting · sharing · overlapping · intersecting · adjacent · proximity · diversity
adjacent
Directly next to
- abuttingSharing a common border
- touchingEvoking gentle emotion
- contiguousSharing a common boundary
neighboring · side-by-side · adjoining · next-door · bordering · juxtaposed · flanking · shoulder-to-shoulder · elbow-to-elbow · back-to-back
cramped
Uncomfortably lacking space
- packedFilled to capacity
- jam-packedExtremely crowded or full
- sardinedPacked extremely tightly
squeezed · compressed · congested · overcrowded · teeming · jostling · bustling · swarming · heaving · dense
close-knit
Strongly united group
- familiarKnown from experience
- neighborlyFriendly toward those nearby
- cozyWarm and snug
snug · bonding · warm · affectionate · confidential · personal · tight-knit · interconnected · intertwined · enmeshed
cheek, cheeky, cheeks, jowl, cheeked, cheekily, cheekiness, cheeking