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vicinity

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of vicinity

1 an adjoining region or space

  • there are no hotels in the vicinity of the hospital
Synonyms of vicinity

backyard, environs, neighborhood, purlieus, vicinage
Words Related to vicinity

environment, surround, surroundings

2 the state or condition of being near

  • the vicinity of the town's only elementary school was one reason why the young couple bought the house
Synonyms of vicinity

adjacency, closeness, contiguity, immediacy, nearness, propinquity, proximity
Words Related to vicinity

abutment, juxtaposition
Antonyms of vicinity

distance, remoteness

3 an approximate amount, extent, or degree

  • starting salaries in that field are in the vicinity of $50,000 a year
Synonyms of vicinity

matter, neighborhood, tune
Words Related to vicinity

ballpark

nearness, proximity

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