Synonyms of neighbor

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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

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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 air war between Russia and Ukraine has intensified as the conflict stretches toward five years since Moscow’s invasion of its neighbor. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Camp’s turn here as a kooky neighbor who stumbles into an unexpected romance is exactly the kind of role that gets a room talking (and laughing). — Clayton Davis, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026

Verb

Though most campuses of the merged schools neighbored one another, Miami Springs Middle and Miami Springs High were about a mile and a half apart. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Instead, the project will be slow and meticulous to ensure no dust or debris falls onto the neighboring railroad tracks which border the mill on all sides. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026