CONTERMINOUS Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

conterminous

adjective

kən-ˈtər-mə-nəs

Definition of conterminous

as in adjacent

having a border in common for two nations that are conterminous from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the U.S. and Canada have had remarkably little strife

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as in coinciding

occupying the same space the county and the school district are conterminous

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Recent Examples of conterminous While there is no suggestion that deposit insurance might be abolished, the FDIC has become so conterminous with the concept that (unfounded) worries were quickly raised on social media about the safety of money in banks. — Felix Salmon, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025 According to the weather service, increased chances for above-normal temperatures are predicted across much of the central and eastern conterminous United States. — Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 1 Feb. 2024 Australia, the island continent, is roughly the same size as the conterminous United States. — Patrick D. Nunn, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2018

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Adjective

In the afternoons, the Pultizer living room adjacent to The Bar and SkyFire restaurant is a happening place.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Nashville is seeing plenty of posthumous Dolly activity at the moment, as her SongTeller Hotel and an adjacent museum have just opened in downtown Nashville.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of adjacent

Adjective

Accelerating human evolution coincident with the development of agriculture increased redheadedness and decreased male-pattern baldness.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
In a separate announcement, but with coincident timing, WestJet also announced a stopover plan in Calgary.

— Don Tse, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Definition of coincident

Adjective

The remains of medieval ruler Czar Samuel arrived in Bulgaria on Saturday, after decades of negotiations with neighboring Greece.

— COSTAS KANTOURIS, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
The vote prolongs the crisis and raises the chance of early elections at a time of regional security concerns, with the NATO member confronting a sharp increase in drone incursions linked to Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine.

— Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of neighboring

Adjective

Yun also emphasized underlying factors that might keep mortgage rates elevated for homebuyers over a longer period of time.

— Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
There’s a place for topical solutions and other hair loss treatments (including minoxidil), but blood tests are the first step to uncovering the underlying cause of shedding.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of underlying

Adjective

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother takes place in the suburbs of Houston — where Tariq was raised — a setting that manages to make adjoining streets of the Texas city feel like disparate universes.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
The development combines The Butterfly residential tower with the adjoining First Baptist Church complex.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of adjoining

Adjective

How’s an architect supposed to address these overlapping and contradictory rubrics, much less resolve them?

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent teammates mostly function as an information pipeline, while older, non-overlapping alumni may be shaping how recruiters and HR assess candidates who share their team affiliation, rather than simply passing along a tip.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of overlapping

Adjective

Across the contiguous United States, September 2026 ranks as the warmest September on record, dating back to at least 1895, according to data from the PRISM Group at Oregon State University.

— Ben Noll, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, the public-land survey that began in Ohio had extended to the Pacific, covering two-thirds of the contiguous United States.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of contiguous

Adjective

Crowned at Rome by Pope Leo III, Charlemagne ruled a Christian empire that was nearly coterminous with Western Christendom.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Politics are so digital at this point that the images saved on your phone are seen as coterminous with your personal beliefs.

— Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 2 July 2025

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