Location

/ləʊˈkeɪʃən/

Synonyms for "location" (229 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (46)

Noun(13 words)
placementpositiona placeabodeaddressaddress oral inarticulacyanyplacearafataxilbe found inbe locatedbe situated incomplex life form habitat
abodeaddressallocationarable landareaassignmentbarnyardbartonbearingsbench markbringing to lightcasecasual discoverycatchingcattle ranchchance discoverychicken farmcircumstancecollective farmcollocation
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Verb(1 words)
address concerns
Adjective(1 words)
appropriate setting

Strong matches (69)

Related words (114)

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: placement, position, a place, abode, abode.
  • Sentence evidence is available for location, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
  • Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, wiktionary, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.

Synonym selection checklist

  • Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
  • Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
  • Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "location".
  • Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "location"

Keep "location" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.

If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.

Replacement workflow

1. Preserve meaning

Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "location" intact in the sentence you are editing.

2. Tune tone

Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.

3. Re-read context

Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.

Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.

Final fit check

After choosing a replacement for "location", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.

If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "location" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

14 entries

More specific

10 entries

Collocations

5 entries
current locationexact locationgeographic locationlast known locationlocation data

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

5 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

Translations

130 translations across 51 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • vend noun (place)

Arabic

4 entries
  • بلاصة noun (place)
  • مكان noun (place)
  • مَكَان noun (place)
  • مَوْضِع noun (place)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • qonuq noun (place)
  • yer noun (place)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • ме́сца noun (place)
  • месцазнахо́джанне noun (place)
  • стано́вішча noun (place)

Bengali

2 entries
  • জায়গা noun (place)
  • স্থান noun (place)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • местоположе́ние noun (place)
  • мя́сто noun (place)

Catalan

1 entries
  • ubicació noun (place)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 位置 noun (place)
  • 地方 noun (place)
  • 地點 /地点 noun (place)
  • 場所 /场所 noun (place)

Church Slavic

1 entries
  • мѣсто noun (place)

Czech

3 entries
  • místo noun (place)
  • poloha noun (place)
  • umístění noun (place)

Danish

3 entries
  • beliggenhed noun (place)
  • plads noun (place)
  • sted noun (place)

Dutch

2 entries
  • locatie noun (place)
  • plaats noun (place)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • loko noun (place)
  • situo noun (place)

Estonian

2 entries
  • asukoht noun (place)
  • ruum noun (place)

Finnish

2 entries
  • paikka noun (place)
  • sijainti noun (place)

French

4 entries
  • emplacement noun (place)
  • lieu noun (place)
  • localisation noun (place)
  • position noun (place)

Georgian

4 entries
  • ადგილი noun (place)
  • ადგილმდებარეობა noun (place)
  • ადგილსამყოფელი noun (place)
  • მდებარეობა noun (place)

German

4 entries
  • Lage noun (place)
  • Ort noun (place)
  • Platz noun (place)
  • Standort noun (place)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 noun (place)

Greek

2 entries
  • θέση noun (place)
  • τοποθεσία noun (place)

Hindi

1 entries
  • अवस्थिति noun (place)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • staðsetning noun (place)
  • staður noun (place)

Italian

2 entries
  • posizione noun (place)
  • ubicazione noun (place)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 位置 noun (place)
  • 地点 noun (place)
  • 場所 noun (place)

Khmer

2 entries
  • ថាន noun (place)
  • ស្ថាន noun (place)

Korean

3 entries
  • 위치 noun (place)
  • 장소 noun (place)
  • 지점 noun (place)

Latin

1 entries
  • locus noun (place)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • локација noun (place)
  • место noun (place)
  • местоположба noun (place)

Māori

3 entries
  • taiwhanga noun (place)
  • tauwāhi noun (place)
  • wāhi noun (place)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • beliggenhet noun (place)
  • sted noun (place)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • stad noun (place)

Old English

1 entries
  • stow noun (place)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • مكان noun (place)

Persian

3 entries
  • جایگاه noun (place)
  • محل noun (place)
  • مکان noun (place)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Städ noun (place)

Polish

3 entries
  • lokalizacja noun (place)
  • miejsce noun (place)
  • położenie noun (place)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • local noun (place)
  • localização noun (place)

Russian

4 entries
  • ме́сто noun (place)
  • местонахожде́ние noun (place)
  • местоположе́ние noun (place)
  • пози́ция noun (place)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • lokácija noun (place)
  • mjȅsto noun (place)
  • mȅsto noun (place)
  • лока́ција noun (place)

Sinhalese

1 entries
  • ස්ථානය noun (place)

Slovak

3 entries
  • miesto noun (place)
  • poloha noun (place)
  • umiestnenie noun (place)

Slovene

3 entries
  • kraj noun (place)
  • lokacija noun (place)
  • mesto noun (place)

Spanish

4 entries
  • locación noun (place)
  • lugar noun (place)
  • posición noun (place)
  • ubicación noun (place)

Swedish

2 entries
  • läge noun (place)
  • plats noun (place)

Tajik

4 entries
  • макон noun (place)
  • маҳал noun (place)
  • маҳалл noun (place)
  • ҷойгоҳ noun (place)

Thai

3 entries
  • ตำแหน่ง noun (place)
  • ที่ noun (place)
  • สถานที่ noun (place)

Tocharian B

2 entries
  • wṣeñña noun (place)
  • īke noun (place)

Turkish

3 entries
  • konum noun (place)
  • lokasyon noun (place)
  • yer noun (place)

Ugaritic

1 entries
  • 𐎎𐎋𐎐𐎚 noun (place)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • мі́сце noun (place)
  • місцезнаходження noun (place)
  • місцеполо́ження noun (place)
  • поло́ження noun (place)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • vị trí noun (place)
  • địa điểm noun (place)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I would appreciate it if you could book a room at a convenient location for visiting your office.

Source: tatoeba (20175)

Our guide misinformed us about the location of the hotel.

Source: tatoeba (28395)

How much more does it cost to return the rental car to another location?

Source: tatoeba (29481)

Bees communicate the location of food by carrying odor samples back to the hive.

Source: tatoeba (32266)

Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "location"?

Closest matches include placement, position, a place, abode, abode.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "location"?

Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.

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