These two words have different meanings, so it's important not to mix up contiguous or continuous. Contiguous means touching or adjacent to. Continuous means uninterrupted and ceaseless.

What does contiguous mean?

1 : being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point the 48 contiguous states. 2 of angles : adjacent sense 2. 3 : next or near in time or sequence The fires were contiguous with the earthquake.

What is the synonym of contiguous?

Some common synonyms of contiguous are adjacent, adjoining, and juxtaposed. While all these words mean "being in close proximity," contiguous implies having contact on all or most of one side.