Synonyms of backyards

backyards

noun

plural of backyard

as in vicinities

an adjoining region or space

shocked to learn that the wind farm would be right in our own backyard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vicinities
• neighborhoods
• environments
• environs
• surroundings
• purlieus
• vicinages
• surrounds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of backyards

Police are also asking people in Clinton and the surrounding area to check their security cameras, as well as their sheds, backyards and vehicles for any signs of Hall. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Designers across the country are reporting more clients asking for backyards built around weekly hosting routines rather than one-off summer parties. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026

As the first Laika movie explicitly set in Portland, the studio looked for inspiration in their own backyards for how to bring the universe of Colin Meloy's titular novel to life. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026

Most backyards work best with one anchor feature plus one or two supporting elements rather than a scatter of unrelated add-ons. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Opposition is slightly higher in rural communities (78%), but 72% of suburbanites agree, along with 69% of urbanites, who are much less likely to face data center construction in their own backyards. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

California does not have a single statewide law specifically prohibiting pet owners from burying domestic animals in their backyards. — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Most Houston backyards are likely to stay above 50 degrees, but the city’s official climate observation site at Bush Intercontinental Airport has a solid chance at seeing lows in the 40s for the first time since March 19. — Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 17 Oct. 2026

In the American psyche, data centers have become so reviled that big tech can’t even pay residents life changing money to welcome the facilities into their backyards. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 15 Oct. 2026