ABUTMENT Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

abutment

noun

Definition of abutment

as in juxtaposition

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as in attachment

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Recent Examples of abutment The cars slid backward and would have dropped through the opening made by the raising to the abutment of the bridge if policemen had not attracted the attention of the bridge tender by firing their revolvers. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 In Turkey, the same procedure, including the implant, abutment, and crown, costs $450–$900. — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025 According to the autopsy report obtained by Dateline from the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, McNeal’s tractor veered from the road, colliding with an overpass abutment, and then caught fire. — Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025 The driver lost control after striking the car, struck the bridge abutment on the right shoulder, crossed all lanes of traffic and struck the median wall, according to MSP. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for abutment

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Noun

The key to styling your windbreaker like a fashion person is to play with proportions and juxtaposition, like Bieber’s Saint Laurent look.

— Jordan Julian, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026
For your 9-to-5, try them with a button-up shirt and trousers, then pair them with a midi dress and cardigan or a cashmere crewneck, jeans, and trench coat on weekends for a welcome dose of juxtaposition.

— Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of juxtaposition

Noun

Along the way, the family’s reality show has become the seed from which a panoply of other projects, opportunities, and attachments have sprouted.

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
What a bidet means for home value A basic manual attachment can be installed in under 10 minutes, though more elaborate models often need a professional.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of attachment

Noun

Tennoz’s proximity to Haneda Airport has also helped make the area one of Tokyo’s leading art destinations, attracting contemporary art collectors and enthusiasts from Japan and abroad.

— The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026
In practice, American pilots will be able to detect an enemy on radar, launch the missile from extreme ranges and destroy the target before coming within close proximity to the enemy, potentially increasing the pilot's survivability.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of proximity

Noun

Equinix has mainly stuck to its old playbook of building smaller data centers in locations close to city centers, positioning them as network interconnection hubs.

— Isabel O'Brien,Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
New generation and storage projects can spend years waiting for grid interconnection.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of interconnection

Noun

Each incident causes a flare of light from the vicinity of the black hole, as would be expected from the brightening seen during a standard TDE.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Alter also immediately left his courtside seat during the altercation and crossed the court to confront Kanter Freedom, visibly instructing him to leave the vicinity and encouraging security to intervene.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of vicinity

Noun

Robert and Mary Murray lived out in the country, north of British New York, at the future intersection of 37th and Park, atop an actual hill.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026
Near the intersection of Olive Street and East Sixth Street in Kansas City’s Historic Northeast sits Nelson’s home, which has been in the family for generations.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

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