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demesne

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of demesne

1 a part or portion having no fixed boundaries

  • the vast and frozen demesne of the northern tundra
Synonyms of demesne

area, field, region, zone
Words Related to demesne

corner, section

locale, locality, location, locus, place, point, position, site, space, spot

2 a region of activity, knowledge, or influence

  • the view that the issue is not in the demesne of the courts and is something that should be decided by the state legislature
Synonyms of demesne

area, arena, bailiwick, barony, business, circle, department, discipline, domain, element, fief, fiefdom, field, firmament, front, game, kingdom, line, precinct, province, realm, specialty, sphere, terrain, walk
Words Related to demesne

frontier

study, subject

territory, turf

occupation, profession, pursuit, racket, vocation

ambit, amplitude, breadth, compass, confine, dimension(s), extent, ken, reach, scope, sweep, width

subfield, subspecialty

3 the area around and belonging to a building

  • the mansionʼs huge demesne covers more than 100 acres
Synonyms of demesne

ground, park, premises (also premisses), yard
Words Related to demesne

acres, estate, land, lot, parcel, plot, property, real estate, realty

campus

backyard, churchyard, dooryard

close, enclosure (also inclosure), garden, garth, plaza

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