PLACES Synonyms: 457 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of place

as in locations

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

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as in facilities

a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business we're going to our favorite place to eat

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as in positions

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay a friend got her a place in a department store's clothing department

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as in roles

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

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as in residences

the place where one lives they have a nice little place in the country

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as in levels

the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement came in fourth place in the marathon

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as in niches

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

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as in stages

an individual part of a process, series, or ranking well, in the first place, you shouldn't even be here

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verb

present tense third-person singular of place

as in situates

to arrange something in a certain spot or position he carefully placed the flowers in a vase

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as in ranks

to arrange or assign according to type I'd place those cyclists in the advanced group for the training ride

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as in estimates

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

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as in is

to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes placed second in the competition

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as in names

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

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as in introduces

to present or bring forward for discussion once again the issue of recurrent vandalism at the high school was placed before the town council

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as in recruits

to provide with a paying job most of the trainees at the TV station are placed in clerical positions

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of places

Noun

Travel In Style What to pack, where to shop, and all the chic places to eat, stay, and explore in the world's most fashionable destinations. —

InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026 See below for a full list of their gear with options for the best and cheapest places to buy them. —

Jase Parnell-Brookes, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026 State law requires local governments to cooperate with federal immigration authorities to the extent allowed by federal law, limiting the ability of cities like Charlotte to adopt the kinds of policies seen in places such as New York or San Francisco. —

Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026 None of this has to do with that, because none of these places are questioning my integrity. —

David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026 In some places, including North Carolina, unions are encouraging teachers to call off work on May 1. —

ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026 Then the power stayed on in some places. —

Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026 All these places have this channel. —

Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 Due to Holy Week, people in Venezuela are not working, and many places are closed, according to Perez. —

Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026

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One scene places her outside Long Island Bar. —

Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2026 Quick, tight, and dense, TDS gathers the latest automotive headlines from around the globe and places them all in one spot. —

Joel Feder, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026 The pitch competition mirrors that process but places it in a public setting, where entrepreneurs present their businesses to guest judges and a live audience. —

Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026 Your Spine and Joints Lying on your back distributes your weight evenly and places your head, neck and spine in a neutral position. —

Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026 That places eight teams in the quarterfinals for single-elimination games. —

Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026 The bill, which places a larger share of the program’s costs onto states, expanded work requirements for some recipients and eliminated work exemptions for others, such as people who are homeless or aging out of foster care. —

Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2026 An analysis of the eyewitness accounts and accessible cameras in the area places the first visibility of the meteor 48 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the shore of Mastic Beach on Long Island, New York, NASA said. —

Kate Perez, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026 In the days following Easter, Hartford will also welcome a unique traveling exhibit that places this local work in a much broader context. —

Marek Kukulka, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for places

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Flooded roads Flooding has been reported in multiple locations, including on I-75 near Clay Road in Wayne County.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Most planes already have the complementary ADS-B Out systems that broadcast their locations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026