neighboured
Shared a boundary
Neighboured is the British spelling of the past tense and past participle of neighbour.
To neighbour is to be situated next to or border on something: The farm neighboured ours for three generations.
The word also describes living near someone or being adjacent: Their property neighboured the river.
Sharing a border
- abuttingSharing a common border
- flankingAt the sides of
- borderingSharing an edge with
- next-doorImmediately beside one's home
side-by-side · touching · contiguous · juxtaposed · beside · edging · fringing · skirting
At small distance
- vicinityNearby surrounding area
- closenessState of proximity
- nearnessState of being close
- adjacencyState of being beside
surroundings · environs · locale · immediacy · within reach · next to · close by · around the corner
adjoining
Sharing a border
next-door · side-by-side · touching · contiguous · juxtaposed · beside · edging · fringing · skirting · bounding
nearby
At small distance
adjacency · surroundings · environs · locale · immediacy · within reach · next to · close by · around the corner · down the street
residents
People living somewhere
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
- dwellersThose who occupy space
enclave · suburb · village · hamlet · township · borough · parish · ward · precinct · district
border
Outer edge or limit
- frontierEdge of settlement
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
perimeter · partition · divider · edge · limit · interface · separation · marches · verge · threshold
neighbouredunconnected
Not joined or linked
unrelated · disconnected · unassociated · unaffiliated · estranged
- there goes the neighbourhoodLament about newcomers
neighbour, neighbours, neighbourhood, neighbouring, neighbourly, neighbourliness, unneighbourly