Synonyms of quarter

quarter 1 of 2

noun

ˈkwȯ(r)-tər 

1

as in district

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

lived on the edge of the central business quarter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• district
• neighborhood
• section
• zone
• precinct
• area
• region
• part
• department
• nabe
• belt
• ward
• division
• locality
• ghetto
• hood
• backyard
• place
• enclave
• barrio

2

as in mercy

kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it

the coach told the team to show their opponents no quarter during the championship game

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mercy
• mercifulness
• empathy
• forbearance
• charity
• sympathy
• grace
• compassion
• leniency
• clemency
• kindness
• pity
• understanding
• tenderness
• lenience
• love
• lenity
• goodness
• goodwill
• softness
• generosity
• philanthropy
• humanitarianism
• favor
• affection
• magnanimity
• worship
• care
• nobility
• devotion
• benevolence
• kindliness
• meekness
• mildness
• gentleness
• humaneness
• commiseration
• altruism
• niceness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retaliation
• vengeance
• revenge
• retribution
• spite
• discipline
• punishment
• reprisal
• violence
• ruthlessness
• virulence
• venom
• cruelty
• vitriol
• brutality
• savagery
• atrocity
• scolding
• hatred
• barbarity
• castigation
• requital
• hate
• vindictiveness
• wantonness
• viciousness
• spleen
• truculence
• chastisement
• malignancy
• sadism
• abomination
• mercilessness
• savageness
• uncharitableness
• hostility
• pitilessness
• gall
• antagonism
• loathing
• animosity
• malice
• abhorrence
• enmity
• grudge
• hard-heartedness
• meanness
• detestation
• jealousy
• pique
• execration
• malevolence
• resentment
• bitterness
• malignity
• bile
• maliciousness
• antipathy
• jaundice
• rancor
• roughness
• hardness
• nastiness
• harshness
• coarseness
• spitefulness
• cattiness
• invidiousness
• hatefulness

3

as in position

the place where someone is assigned to stand or remain

call the crew to their quarters on deck to await further instruction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• position
• station
• post
• job
• business
• operation
• detail
• assignment
• brief
• charge

4

as in residence

quarters plural the place where one lives

maintained a level of cleanliness and neatness that was unusual for a bachelor's quarters

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

quarter

2 of 2

verb

as in to house

to provide with living quarters or shelter

the militia is being quartered just outside the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• house
• accommodate
• room
• roof
• camp
• chamber
• board
• lodge
• bunk
• shelter
• home
• harbor
• billet
• take in
• domicile
• bestow
• stable
• bivouac
• shed
• put up
• tent
• encamp
• secure
• bed (down)
• roost
• barrack
• ensconce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eject
• evict

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quarter

Noun

But while new subscription revenue no doubt helped the bottom line, growing ad revenue from the streamer’s hefty sports offerings likely figured into Peacock’s lack of red ink during the quarter. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 23 July 2026

Films and commercials both dropped, offsetting an increase in TV production for the quarter — though all three categories remain well below historic levels. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 July 2026

Verb

Finally, he was drawn and quartered, his remains displayed in the public square. — Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026

Once they're quartered, drizzle them with cream and top them with white cake mix and butter. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026

Phrases Containing quarter

• in every quarter