Synonyms of neighborhoods

neighborhoods

noun

plural of neighborhood

1

as in districts

an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature

are you familiar with the city's Latino neighborhood?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• districts
• zones
• quarters
• precincts
• sections
• areas
• regions
• nabes
• parts
• departments
• localities
• enclaves
• ghettos
• belts
• wards
• backyards
• hoods
• divisions
• barrios
• places

2

as in communities

the people living in a particular area

invited practically the whole neighborhood over for a big party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• communities
• towns
• cities
• villages
• communes
• residents
• hamlets
• societies
• inhabitants
• dwellers
• cultures
• people
• populaces
• denizens
• publics
• citizenries

3

as in vicinities

an adjoining region or space

we were somewhere in the neighborhood of the Capitol because we could see the dome

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vicinities
• backyards
• environs
• environments
• surroundings
• purlieus
• vicinages
• surrounds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of neighborhoods

But rather than sticking to downtown, Mangelaars pointed to Seattle’s distinctive neighborhoods for a fall break. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2026

Peterman has been canvassing these neighborhoods for years, describing it as important union work. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

This option proved useful beyond Arab communities and has caught on in mixed neighborhoods like Jaffa, where many people do not have bank cards, Kaddan said. — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

This individual can map the demographic trends across neighborhoods and help systems make enrollment zoning decisions that can shift zones or consolidate to nearby schools as enrollment declines. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

The vote was a moment of triumph for community organizers and residents, particularly those whose neighborhoods border the interstate and were vulnerable to demolition. — Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026

Pushing back against these AI data centers that are trying to build in our neighborhoods. — Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

There were beautiful boulevards, sweeping bridges over the Moskva River, wide Stalin-era avenues lined with imposing granite buildings, and quiet nineteenth-century neighborhoods of pastel-colored mansions. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

As a child in the 1960s, Allie Zemtseff saw how her mother, a Black woman, was turned away by landlords while apartment hunting in white neighborhoods. — Adrian Florido, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026