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neighborhood

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of neighborhood

1 an approximate amount, extent, or degree
  • a movie that's said to have cost in the neighborhood of 100 million dollars
Synonyms of neighborhood

matter, tune, vicinity
Words Related to neighborhood

ballpark

nearness, proximity
2 an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature
  • a quiet residential neighborhood
Synonyms of neighborhood

district, quarter, section
Words Related to neighborhood

belt, zone

department, division, part

precinct, ward

area, backyard, locality, place, region

barrio, enclave, ghetto, hood (or 'hood)
3 the people living in a particular area
  • We invited practically the whole neighborhood over for a big party.
Synonyms of neighborhood

community
Words Related to neighborhood

city, commune, hamlet, town, village

denizens, dwellers, inhabitants, residents

citizenry, culture, people, populace, public, society
4 an adjoining region or space
  • We were somewhere in the neighborhood of the Capitol because we could see the dome.
Synonyms of neighborhood

backyard, environs, purlieus, vicinity
Words Related to neighborhood

environment, surround, surroundings

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