Place

/pleɪs/

Synonyms for "place" (887 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (178)

Noun(34 words)

position spot location seat situation steadaddress oral inarticulacyalta anyplace appoint appomattox arafat armonk arraying assign basket baskets bathroombe found inbe located at

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berth betblank spacebreeches canopyingcenter ofcenters chamber chappaquiddickclass slotcollaring contextualize coordinate coordinates

a leg upabiding placeabode address advance agoraair spaceairspace alignall rightall setallegiance alley alleyway allocate allot alphabetize amphitheater analyze angle

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angle of visionanoint anschauung antepast apartment apply appointment apportion appropriate approximate area arena arise arrange array arrive arterialarterial highwayarterial streetartery ascribe assignassigned taskassociate assortathletic fieldattach attribute auditorium autobahn autoroute autostrada avenue awkward background bailiwick base basisbear gardenbearings beltbelt highwaybench markberth billetblind alleyboulevardbounden dutybout bowlboxing ringbracketbreak downbring downbull ringbung burdenburden withbusinessbuy inbuy intobypass byway callcall of dutycamino realcampo campus cantonment canvas capacity carriageway case caste catalog categorize causeway causey chair chance character charge chaussee chore circumferential circumstance circumstances circus city clap class classifyclear stageclose cockpit codify coliseum collocate colosseumcome aboutcommitment compose concern condition confines connection considercontinental shelfcontinuitycorduroy roadcorrect

Verb(12 words)

achieveaddress concernsaim bedded benched cohorted collocated collocatingcome income outcommit configure

Adjective(1 words)

appropriate setting

Strong matches (266)

corridor countrycounty roadcourse court covercrash padcrescent crib crowncul-de-sacdead-end streetdealdeal outdedication deference degree demand department deploy

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deposit dessert determinate devoir devotion diagnose digest diggings digs dikedirt roaddish dispose distinguish distribute district divide division domicile domus drive drivewayduties and responsibilitiesduty dwellingdwelling placeechelon embarrass emplace emplacement employment engagement enjoin ensconce enthrone entree entremets environs establish estate estimate ethics exact expressway eyefair fieldfair gamefarmsteadfasten uponfealty field file financier finger fitting fix flat floor flourish footing forumframe of referenceframework freewayfreight withfunction getget a fixget aheadgig give gogo ongo placesgood formgradation grade grangegravel roadground group gym gymnasium habitation hacienda hall hamlet happen have heartland help helping hierarchy highroad highwayhighways and bywayshinterland hippodrome hole homage homehome in onhome placehomecroft homestead househouse and groundshouse and lothumble identify imperative imposeimpose onimpose uponimproper imputein orderin placein situinappropriate inaugurate incumbency index induct inflictinflict oninflict uponinning innings install instateinterstate highwayinvestinvest injam job judge knowknow againland lanelatitude and longitudelaylay onlay out moneylevy liberty lieu light lineline of dutyline uplist lists livelihoodlocal roadlocale locality localize locate location locus lodginglodging placelodgings lodgment

Noun(52 words)

cradles crosstie croton deploying deposingdeposit actiondepositing deposits destinationsdress patternseccles electrodes emplacements establishment facility frame geraldinegrade level belonginggrayslakegroup learner

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group membershipguantanamo haunts hives home imbedding implantsindex by orderindus civilization siteinlaying inlays inserts inset insets installsis locatedivry kailua kendalkeystone effectland habitat unitlanding sitelay laying lays lieu livermore load locale localities locations loci

Verb(22 words)

deployed deposes direct discover disposing embed grade identifyinsert pieceinserted instal installed instals intubate invest laid lay localise localize locate

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locate on maplocates

Adjective(5 words)

first gradegeographic stategraded testsicelandic leggjaicelandic setja

Adverb(1 words)

hereabout

Related words (443)

lot loyaltymain dragmain roadmake a splashmake an investmentmake goodmake outmarketmarket crossmarketplace marshal mart matmental outlookmessuage mews milieu misplaced mission

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modality mode moonlighting mortify motorway must nail navigate neighborhood nest niche obligation occasion occupation occur officeoffshore rightsok okay onusopen forumopening opportunism opportunity order oughtout of placeoutlook pad palaestraparade groundparcel outpark parkway part parts pass pavepaved roadpeg perch piazza pickle pigeonhole pikepin downpinpoint pit pitchplace in officeplace to liveplacementplank roadplant plate platform play plaza plightplow back intoplunge pointpoint of viewportion pose posit position post posturepower structureprecedence precinct precincts predicament premisesprimary highwayprivate roadprize ringproper prosper provincepublic squarepurlieu purlieus purpose putput downput input in placeput onput output uponquality quarter quarters rally ranch rancho range rank rate rating ready realize recallrecall knowledge ofreckon recognize referreference systemregard regiment region reidentify reinvest relief remember residence respect responsibility rest rialto rightright-of-wayringring roadrisk road roadbed roadway role roof room rooms roundroute nationalerowroyal roadsaddle withsalient say scenescene of actionscenery scope seatsecond helpingsecond jobsecondary roadsection seeself-imposed dutysequenceserial orderservice serving setset outset upsetting settle side sight sinksink money insite situate situation situs slant slot soil sort space speculate speedway spell sphere spot spread squaresquared circlesquelch stadium stagestage setstage settingstand standing standpoint statestate highwaystatic station status stead steadingstepping stonestepping-stone stick stow streetstrike it richsubdivide subjectsubject tosubmit subordination succeed suitable superhighway system tabulatetake placetask tax tell tenure terrace terrain territory theater thoroughfarethree-mile limitthrive thronethrough streetthruwaytilting groundtiltyard timetime at battofttoll roadtowntownship roadtract transpire triangulate true turn turnpiketwelve-mile limittype uncomfortable universe unsuitableus highwayvacancy venture vicinage vicinity view viewpoint village void walk weightweight down withwhack where whereabout whereaboutswrestling ringwrong wyndyoke withzero in onzone

Noun(110 words)

lothal sitemantes marlborough medal medalsmount new tirenarragansett niches nocknorwegian settenumber line orderingnumber sensesoccurrence officeold english laguparking paste pastes pasting perch

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perches perching piazza placingplacing actionplant fossilplant multicellularplant seedlingsplant subjectplant topicplants plaza plopplot on a mappodiums poises pone ponesposition categoryposition descriptorpositioning positions posits post posting property puts racks rankrank conceptrank studentsranking repose reposingresource room studentrest restsright contextroswell rug runnymede sandbox sconces seating selkirk setset exampleset with operationssets shelf shelving shoes sidelines sitesite of interestsites siting situ situate situations slotting someplace space spots stake standingstate your positionstation stationing stellsticker insertstored energy density valuestowing surbase tabernacle tablefork tee toptopographic pointubietyunmovable positionvases venue venues vineland wad wager wardword problems in mathematicsyard

Verb(38 words)

make order organize pasted placed plonked plopped point pose posited position positioned post posted put putted range rankrank by ratingrank by score

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ranked rate reposes rest rested roosted send set site sited situates slipped slotted station stationed target teed tracked

Adjective(6 words)

onsite locationordinal positionpeer-groupedpoised demeanorreal sitesituated

Choosing the right synonym

Closest matches in this entry: position, spot, location, seat, situation.
Sentence evidence is available for place, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, moby, 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 "place".
Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "place"

Keep "place" 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 "place" 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 "place", 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 "place" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

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

5 relation types

More general

86 entries

abodeaction verbaim approximate area assign business cognition condition delegate depute designate determine direct displace drop

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More specific

21 entries

appoint arrange cafe campus city contextualizefirst placeframe install library museum nominate office podium restaurantsecond place

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Collocations

10 entries

birthplacefirst placeplace cardplace matplace of birthplace settingplace valuepublic placesafe placesecond place

Inflections

3 entries

placed places placing

Derivations

3 entries

placeable placement placing

Translations

52 translations across 15 languages.

Bulgarian

2 entries

залагам verb (to arrange for, make (a bet))
класирам се verb (to earn a given spot in a competition)

Catalan

4 entries

apostar verb (to arrange for, make (a bet))
classificar-se verb (to earn a given spot in a competition)
classificar-se verb (passive: to rank at (a certain position))
col·locar-se verb (to earn a given spot in a competition)

Czech

1 entries

umístit se verb (to earn a given spot in a competition)

Finnish

4 entries

päästä verb (passive: to rank at (a certain position))
sijoittaa verb (to arrange for, make (a bet))
sijoittua verb (to earn a given spot in a competition)
sijoittua verb (passive: to rank at (a certain position))

French

3 entries

arriver verb (to earn a given spot in a competition)
faire verb (to arrange for, make (a bet))
se placer verb (to earn a given spot in a competition)

Hebrew

1 entries

הגיע verb (to earn a given spot in a competition)

Japanese

4 entries

つく verb (passive: to rank at (a certain position))
なる verb (passive: to rank at (a certain position))
入賞する verb (to earn a given spot in a competition)
定まる verb (passive: to rank at (a certain position))

Macedonian

2 entries

пласира verb (to earn a given spot in a competition)
сместува verb (to earn a given spot in a competition)

Norwegian

3 entries

plassere seg verb (to earn a given spot in a competition)
plassere seg verb (passive: to rank at (a certain position))
sette verb (to arrange for, make (a bet))

Portuguese

4 entries

apostar verb (to arrange for, make (a bet))
chegar verb (to earn a given spot in a competition)
chegar verb (passive: to rank at (a certain position))
classificar-se verb (to earn a given spot in a competition)

Spanish

4 entries

apostar verb (to arrange for, make (a bet))
clasificarse verb (to earn a given spot in a competition)
clasificarse verb (passive: to rank at (a certain position))
colocarse verb (to earn a given spot in a competition)

Swahili

1 entries

pahali verb (to arrange for, make (a bet))

Swedish

2 entries

placera sig verb (to earn a given spot in a competition)
placera sig verb (passive: to rank at (a certain position))

Telugu

3 entries

పందెము verb (to arrange for, make (a bet))
సాధించు verb (to earn a given spot in a competition)
సాధించు verb (passive: to rank at (a certain position))

Ukrainian

4 entries

поста́вити verb (to arrange for, make (a bet))
посі́сти verb (to earn a given spot in a competition)
посіда́ти verb (to earn a given spot in a competition)
ста́вити verb (to arrange for, make (a bet))

Sample sentences

60 total sentences available.

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America is a lovely place to be, if you are here to earn money.

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Place the deck of cards on the oaken table.

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I can place the palms of my hands on the floor without bending my knees.

Source: tatoeba (2097)

This place has a mysterious atmosphere.

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Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "place"?

Closest matches include position, spot, location, seat, situation.

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

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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