adjacent may or may not imply contact but always implies absence of anything of the same kind in between.
a house with an adjacent garage
adjoining definitely implies meeting and touching at some point or line.
had adjoining rooms at the hotel
contiguous implies having contact on all or most of one side.
offices in all 48 contiguous states
juxtaposed means placed side by side especially so as to permit comparison and contrast.
a skyscraper juxtaposed to a church
Examples of juxtaposed in a Sentence
the juxtaposed photographs of the country's richest and poorest areas are a telling commentary on inequality
Recent Examples on the WebThe installation fuses Cendrars’s work with visual arts—expect to see juxtaposed work from Jean Cocteau, Igor Stravinsky, and more.—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2023 Rest assured, in 2023 the style is a way to add sophisticated interest to a layered look, not just with height, but with juxtaposed proportions, peek-a-boo silhouettes, and of course, texture.—Marykate Boylan, Town & Country, 22 Aug. 2023 This early work had a digressive form, perhaps reflecting juxtaposed images in haiku.—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023 Visitors and residents alike are drawn to the complex, concentrated life force of Tokyo, the juxtaposed bustle and serenity of Kyoto, the neon abundance of Osaka.—Maggie Shipstead, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2023 The difference between him and someone like Alex Rodriguez, his more bombastic rival turned teammate, couldn’t be starker than in juxtaposed remembrances of grievances past, as Rodriguez throws up his hands about putting his foot in his mouth while Jeter sits through a tight smile.—Caroline Framke, Variety, 18 July 2022 As debris salvage efforts continued into early 2022, the desire to preserve this unique historical site remain juxtaposed with dreams of someday resurrecting it in another form.—Ben Evans, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2022 In theory, the juxtaposed inscriptions should’ve been easy to decipher, as scholars at the time knew ancient Greek and could therefore piece together the hieroglyphic translation based on the Greek message.—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2022 Cyclists were a recurring theme — Mr. Sempé liked to bike — as were the juxtaposed scenes of lone figures amid huge backdrops.—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022
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