nonadjacent
With space between
Nonadjacent describes things that are not next to each other, with something between them: nonadjacent rooms, nonadjacent cells in a spreadsheet.
The term appears in technical contexts—mathematics, computing, architecture—where spatial relationships matter.
The nonadjacent vertices share no common edge.
Not physically adjacent
- separatedPut or kept apart
- spacedWith gaps between
- gappedHaving spaces between
- interveningComing between to affect
discontinuous · staggered · alternating · interspersed · scattered · distributed · skipped · checkerboard
Not in unbroken sequence
- discreteIndividually separate, unconnected
- disjointSeparate at connections
- discontinuousHaving breaks or gaps
- nonsequentialNot in continuous order
permutation · vertices · nodes · elements · indices · matrix · sequence · graph
Not joined or linked
- unrelatedHaving no link
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- independentFree from external control
- disjoinedSeparated at joints
unlinked · unassociated · unaffiliated · detached · disjoint · disparate · unbonded · removed
noncontiguous
Not physically adjacent
intervening · discontinuous · staggered · alternating · interspersed · scattered · distributed · skipped · checkerboard · latticed
nonconsecutive
Not in unbroken sequence
- discreteIndividually separate, unconnected
- disjointSeparate at connections
- discontinuousHaving breaks or gaps
nonsequential · permutation · vertices · nodes · elements · indices · matrix · sequence · graph · set
unconnected
Not joined or linked
- unrelatedHaving no link
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- independentFree from external control
disjoined · unlinked · unassociated · unaffiliated · detached · disjoint · disparate · unbonded · removed
nonadjacentadjacent
Directly next to
adjoining · contiguous · bordering · abutting · neighboring
adjacent, adjoining, adjoin, adjacency, adjoined, adjoins, adjunction