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Antonyms for abut
əˈbʌtabut

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Wiktionary3.0 / 1 vote

  1. abutverb

    Synonyms:
    abut on

  2. abutverb

    To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent; to project; to terminate; to be contiguous; to meet.

    Synonyms:
    abut on

  3. abutverb

    To border upon; be next to.

    Synonyms:
    abut on

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.5 / 2 votes

  1. abut

    Antonyms:
    recurve, retreat, diverge, return, recede

    Synonyms:
    extend, project, impinge, approximate

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt onverb

    lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

    "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"

    Synonyms:
    demonstrate, surround, process, touch, bound, march, frame in, frame, skirt, butt against, meet, bump into, run into, parade, border, edge, butt, knock against, exhibit, jar against, ring, adjoin, inch, bunt, butt on, contact, environ

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. abutverb

    Synonyms:
    project, terminate, be contiguous, meet, —with on, upon, or against

How to use abut in a sentence?

  1. Dawn Sumner:

    I find it a very interesting and exciting study because the hydrology of the Dry Valleys has a complicated history and there's been very little data abut what's happening in the subsurface.

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