Synonyms of locales

locales

noun

plural of locale

1

as in locations

the area or space occupied by or intended for something

we found an ideal locale for our annual picnic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• locations
• venues
• places
• sites
• localities
• spots
• positions
• loci
• scenes
• points
• regions
• emplacements
• sections
• precincts
• sectors
• wheres
• theres
• heres

2

as in settings

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

• settings
• scenes
• backgrounds
• backdrops
• sets
• sceneries
• tableaux
• mise-en-scènes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of locales

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

And while suburban or rural locales might offer the luxury of space—a sprawling front yard for your 12-foot skeletons to roam free, for instance—in New York City, the limitations of scale just mean people have to get creative. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Other locales include Victoria’s Secret stores at the Mall of Millennia in Orlando, Fifth Avenue in New York City and South Coast Plaza in California. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

Hollywood jobs have been fleeing for years for cheaper filming locales, and the restaurant industry has been shaken by mounting closures. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Spain was also 4th with $550K at 298 locations in addition to Netherlands with $314K at 86 locales. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026

Ancient myths and modern cinema depict bogs as sinister locales, dangerous to cross, and fatal to get trapped in. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

After all, the state just went through a high-stakes game of chicken with David Ellison, who threatened to move Paramount to locales like Tennessee or Texas if California kept pursuing him in court over his successful bid to acquire Warner Bros. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026

Dozens of locations in the central and southern US will soar to record high temperatures on Tuesday, but the incoming front will drag those highs down by more than 30 degrees in many locales by Friday or Saturday. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026