neighbouring
Sharing a boundary
Neighbouring describes things that are next to or near each other: neighbouring countries, neighbouring towns, the neighbouring farm.
It applies to physical proximity—houses, rooms, properties—and to abstract adjacency: neighbouring cells in a spreadsheet.
The spelling is British; American English uses neighboring.
Directly next to
- adjoiningSharing a border
- abuttingSharing a common border
- next-doorImmediately beside one's home
- contiguousSharing a common boundary
bordering · flanking · side-by-side · touching · nearby · close · proximate · juxtaposed
Small rural community
- townshipCounty's smaller division
- districtBounded administrative area
- suburbOutlying residential district
- hamletTiny rural settlement
borough · ward · parish · settlement · enclave · precinct · quarter · municipality
Outer edge or limit
- frontierEdge of settlement
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
edge · boundary · dividing · interface · fence · buffer · zone · line
Showing kindness, warmth
- cordialWarmly friendly manner
- amicablePeacefully cooperative in manner
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
harmonious · reciprocal · mutual · allied · collaborative · interdependent · connected · civil
adjacent
Directly next to
contiguous · bordering · flanking · side-by-side · touching · nearby · close · proximate · juxtaposed · coterminous
village
Small rural community
- townshipCounty's smaller division
- districtBounded administrative area
- suburbOutlying residential district
hamlet · borough · ward · parish · settlement · enclave · precinct · quarter · municipality · locality
border
Outer edge or limit
- frontierEdge of settlement
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
perimeter · edge · boundary · dividing · interface · fence · buffer · zone · line · limit
friendly
Showing kindness, warmth
- cordialWarmly friendly manner
- amicablePeacefully cooperative in manner
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
supportive · harmonious · reciprocal · mutual · allied · collaborative · interdependent · connected · civil · diplomatic
neighbouringdistant
Far away or aloof
remote · isolated · disconnected · unconnected · separated
neighbor, neighborhood, neighboring, neighborly, neighbors, neighbored, neighbour, neighbours, neighborliness