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

It's meant to starve Russian President Vladimir Putin of the resources Moscow needs to continue its war in Ukraine after invading its neighbor more than four years ago. — Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

With Keiser’s guidance, Hill, Marx, and another neighbor decided to organize their own grazing coöperative. — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Verb

At its base, large chamfered openings break up the building’s mass and create a visual link with the neighboring First Baptist Church. — New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026

The Biden administration imposed the measures in 2021 over human rights abuses committed during the Tigray war in neighboring Ethiopia. — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026