Synonyms of locale

locale

noun

lō-ˈkal 

1

as in location

the area or space occupied by or intended for something

we found an ideal locale for our annual picnic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• location
• venue
• place
• site
• locality
• where
• spot
• position
• locus
• scene
• emplacement
• point
• region
• section
• sector
• there
• precinct
• here

2

as in setting

the place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set

the movie's locale is ambiguous, though the architecture and dress are suggestive of 19th-century Europe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• setting
• scene
• background
• backdrop
• set
• scenery
• tableau
• mise-en-scène

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of locale

Since taking over, the new owners have sought to reposition BHV as a locale for everyday shopping for the neighborhood around its historical location, with a stronger focus on homewares and the retailer’s traditional strengths. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

Until the playoffs each year, Major League Baseball can be credibly labeled a top-heavy business that’s tailor-made for the industry’s biggest markets at the expense of smaller locales. — David K. Li, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026

The Hyatt outpost has just unveiled its new hotel in Rome, its first venture in the city and one of many new locales to pop up on the scene there as of late. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026

But Fleming's 007, and the onscreen Bonds who played out those stories, dispatched danger in exotic locales, and without rumpling the pleats on their dinner jackets. — Scott Simon, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026