Synonyms for area

noun

  1. An expanse

    stretch, distance, space; see expanse.

  2. A physical unit

    section, lot, neighborhood, plot, zone, sector, patch, square, quarter, block, precinct, ward, field, meridian, territory, district, locality, ghetto, township, region, tract, belt, enclosure, parcel, division, city, parish, diocese, principality, dominion, duchy, kingdom, empire, state; see also measure 1, region 1.

  3. Scope

    sphere, domain, range, operation; see field 4.

See area in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


noun
  1. A part of the earth's surface:

    belt, district, locality, neighborhood, quarter, region, tract, zone. (Informal) neck of the woods. See territory
  2. A surrounding site:

    locality, neighborhood, vicinity. See near, place
  3. A rather small part of a geographic unit considered in regard to its inhabitants or distinctive characteristics:

    district, neighborhood, quarter (often uppercase). See territory
  4. A sphere of activity, experience, study, or interest:

    arena, bailiwick, circle, department, domain, field, orbit, province, realm, scene, subject, terrain, territory, world. (Slang) bag. See territory

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