Synonyms of place

place 1 of 2

noun

ˈplās 

1

as in location

the area or space occupied by or intended for something

the place chosen for the picnic

there's the place where I left my umbrella

Synonyms & Similar Words

• location
• venue
• site
• spot
• where
• position
• locality
• locus
• point
• locale
• scene
• emplacement
• section
• region
• there
• sector
• precinct
• here

2

as in facility

a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business

we're going to our favorite place to eat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• facility
• establishment
• house
• spot
• joint
• parlor
• station
• salon
• club
• installation
• den
• dive
• hole

3

as in position

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay

a friend got her a place in a department store's clothing department

Synonyms & Similar Words

• position
• job
• post
• situation
• employment
• capacity
• function
• appointment
• connection
• employ
• spot
• berth
• office
• billet
• work
• profession
• occupation
• career
• business
• living
• pursuit
• task
• calling
• trade
• practice
• duty
• service
• posting
• vocation
• mission
• engagement
• gig
• line
• livelihood
• racket
• practise
• lifework

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unemployment
• avocation
• joblessness

4

as in room

an extent or area available for or used up by some activity or thing

let's make a place around our campfire for the newest member of our group

Synonyms & Similar Words

• room
• space
• way
• elbow room
• scope
• capacity
• compass
• freedom
• play
• range
• clearance
• berth
• latitude
• leeway

5

as in purpose

the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists

knew his place in the organization

Synonyms & Similar Words

• purpose
• job
• role
• task
• part
• function
• work
• position
• capacity
• business
• mission
• rôle
• situation
• office
• participation
• concern
• duty
• vocation
• use
• involvement
• activity
• hand
• post
• occupation
• responsibility
• service
• assignment
• niche
• pursuit
• calling
• affair
• employ
• commission
• charge

6

as in residence

the place where one lives

they have a nice little place in the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• residence
• abode
• house
• dwelling
• roof
• home
• lodging
• housing
• residency
• quarters
• shelter
• habitation
• apartment
• cabin
• domicile
• cottage
• hearth
• mansion
• fireside
• bungalow
• hearthstone
• diggings
• pad
• nest
• accommodations
• ranch
• farmhouse
• villa
• castle
• dormitory
• manor
• shack
• condo
• hut
• homestead
• flat
• estate
• town house
• room(s)
• penthouse
• ranch house
• split level
• chalet
• dorm
• condominium
• tract house
• barracks
• hacienda
• palace
• tenement house
• suite
• apartment house
• casita
• duplex
• tenement
• salon
• billet
• rectory
• lodgement
• walk-up
• townhome
• manor house
• boardinghouse
• trailer
• semi
• recreational vehicle
• hall
• rooming house
• lodging house
• flophouse
• château
• saltbox
• triplex
• lodgment
• hootch
• countryseat
• grange
• shanty
• hovel
• house trailer
• mobile home
• hermitage
• motor home
• parsonage
• houseboat
• RV
• manse
• vicarage
• McMansion
• hooch
• double-wide
• hutch

7

as in level

the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement

came in fourth place in the marathon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• position
• level
• ranking
• rank
• echelon
• standing
• situation
• degree
• status
• footing
• station
• stratum
• reach(es)
• rung
• walk
• order
• condition
• function
• estate
• capacity
• rating

8

as in niche

a situation or activity for which a person or thing is best suited

with skills largely limited to those honed from endless hours of video games, he was having a hard time finding a place in the business world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• niche
• job
• groove
• slot
• position
• function
• post
• berth
• capacity
• status
• standing
• billet
• appointment
• station
• rank
• specialty
• thing
• speciality
• strong suit
• long suit
• metier
• forte
• métier

9

as in chapter

an individual part of a process, series, or ranking

well, in the first place, you shouldn't even be here

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chapter
• stage
• inch
• step
• point
• phase
• degree
• cut
• grade
• peg
• side
• notch
• aspect
• amount
• angle
• plane
• measure
• facet
• increment
• decrement

place

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to situate

to arrange something in a certain spot or position

he carefully placed the flowers in a vase

Synonyms & Similar Words

• situate
• put
• position
• locate
• deposit
• lay
• stick
• set
• dispose
• park
• fix
• set up
• depose
• plant
• move
• emplace
• establish
• lock
• shift
• orient
• rearrange
• reorder
• niche
• assemble
• carry
• slap
• collect
• clap
• plop
• settle
• plump
• affix
• rank
• anchor
• lodge
• wedge
• plunk
• plunk down
• line up
• ensconce
• flop
• plank
• plonk
• queue
• set down
• array
• lay out
• berth

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• take
• remove
• relocate
• replace
• displace
• supersede
• banish
• supplant
• dislodge

2

as in to rank

to arrange or assign according to type

I'd place those cyclists in the advanced group for the training ride

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rank
• classify
• relegate
• group
• distinguish
• sort
• type
• separate
• grade
• class
• distribute
• categorize
• organize
• list
• identify
• file
• compartment
• order
• peg
• codify
• compartmentalize
• recognize
• digest
• range
• break down
• refer
• catalog
• dispose
• assort
• systematize
• index
• cull
• draw up
• array
• catalogue
• shelve
• marshall
• alphabetize
• pigeonhole
• marshal
• sift
• set
• clump
• regroup
• cluster
• reclassify
• screen
• sieve
• winnow
• colligate
• recategorize
• subcategorize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lump
• mix (up)
• scramble
• confuse
• disarrange
• jumble
• misclassify
• mistype
• missort

3

as in to estimate

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement

I'd place that as roughly the third largest house in the neighborhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estimate
• make
• figure
• put
• suppose
• guess
• calculate
• gauge
• judge
• reckon
• call
• understand
• conjecture
• gage
• conclude
• gather
• deduce
• infer
• reason
• extrapolate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measure
• scale
• work out
• compute
• calibrate

4

as in to be

to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes

placed second in the competition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• be
• rank
• stand
• rate
• grade
• seed
• class
• sort
• group
• classify
• categorize
• separate
• codify
• count
• install
• set
• compartmentalize
• instate

5

as in to appoint

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty

placed the recent college grad in the company's research and development division

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appoint
• nominate
• name
• constitute
• assign
• designate
• detail
• commission
• attach
• create
• choose
• elect
• induct
• delegate
• authorize
• institute
• select
• crown
• install
• ordain
• inaugurate
• make
• invest
• consecrate
• vote (in)
• deputize
• anoint
• draft
• instate
• throne
• enthrone
• depute
• single (out)
• destine
• handpick

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismiss
• fire
• expel
• discharge
• remove
• displace
• overthrow
• throw out
• unseat
• oust
• depose
• evict
• eject
• dethrone
• unmake
• uncrown
• blackball

6

as in to introduce

to present or bring forward for discussion

once again the issue of recurrent vandalism at the high school was placed before the town council

Synonyms & Similar Words

• introduce
• raise
• discuss
• suggest
• mention
• propose
• bring up
• offer
• broach
• moot
• name
• debate
• refer (to)
• cite
• express
• talk (about)
• speak (of)
• allude (to)
• air
• vent
• interrupt
• ventilate
• interject
• thrash (out or over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quiet
• suppress
• silence
• censor
• hush (up)

7

as in to hire

to provide with a paying job

most of the trainees at the TV station are placed in clerical positions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hire
• employ
• recruit
• engage
• pay
• retain
• job
• sign (up or on)
• fee
• lay on
• assume
• take on
• enlist
• partner
• promote
• subcontract
• contract
• reengage
• rehire
• reemploy
• keep (on)
• upgrade
• apprentice
• advance
• scout
• headhunt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• can
• sack
• axe
• fire
• dismiss
• discharge
• ax
• lay off
• lock out
• furlough

Examples of place in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The 49ers defeated the Jets 32-19, with place kicker Jake Moody putting up six of six field goals for a total of 18 points. —Jane Tyska, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2024

Big Lake is also a popular place to see changing leaves. —Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024

Verb

Ahead of Sourcing Journal and Rivet’s Sustainability LA event, Sourcing Journal caught up with Chua to discuss what could move the needle for circularity and the pressures placed on factories and their workers. —Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2024

By then other officers had arrived and Hill was pulled from his car and pushed to the ground with an officer placing his knee in Hill’s back while handcuffing him. —Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024

Phrases Containing place

• all over the place
• in place
• out of place
• watering place