Synonyms of neighbor

neighbor 1 of 2

noun

as in brother

Related Words

• brother
• fellow
• fellowman
• somebody
• self
• person
• man
• homo
• guy
• celebrity
• customer
• personality
• hominid
• individual
• bird
• party
• fish
• life
• soul
• human
• humanoid
• baby
• being
• creature
• body
• scout
• specimen
• duck
• sort
• egg
• human being
• character
• devil
• thing
• cookie
• face
• bod
• personage
• mortal
• slob
• wight
• head
• stiff

Dissimilar Words

• animal
• beast
• brute
• critter
• beastie

neighbor

2 of 2

verb

as in to join

to be adjacent to

the baseball field neighbors a parking lot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• join
• touch
• adjoin
• flank
• surround
• march (with)
• fringe
• verge (on)
• fence
• communicate (with)
• abut
• connect (with)
• attach (to)
• meet
• butt (on or against)
• border (on)
• line
• skirt
• link (with)
• bound
• contact
• margin
• enclose
• embrace
• rim
• converge
• encircle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of neighbor

Noun

The large, majestic tree in your neighbor’s yard may not be on your property, but its roots might be. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 2 Aug. 2026

In the summer of 1927 three young men of means ran into a neighbor from back home in Winnetka, Illinois, on the streets of Paris, who was stranded with a penniless delegation of labor leaders and educators intended for Moscow. — Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026

Verb

Personnel from neighboring counties and the state board will continue assisting the office in the meantime. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2026

The first part of the remodeling started out by going into a neighboring storefront to double its size to 2,500 square feet. — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026