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

Although only a quarter of them supported the proposition in the end, polling suggested that nearly half considered voting in favor of it in the months and weeks leading up to the vote. — Eladio Bobadilla, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Oscar Health Health insurer Oscar Health swung to a $361 million second quarter profit while eclipsing $1 billion in net income for the first six months of the year as health plan membership rose and medical costs eased. — Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 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