Territorial

/ˌtɛɹ.əˈtɔɹ.i.əl/

Synonyms for "territorial" (59 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (12)

Noun(6 words)
administrative divisionangusaraucachuvashganglandgeographical descriptor
Adjective(5 words)
administrative unitarea-specificdefensivegeographicgeographic scope

Strong matches (18)

Noun(11 words)
geographical regiongondihavasupaihualapailand regionland territorylocal government areamikmaqmosellepolitical subdivisionprovincial
Adjective(6 words)
guardingjurisdictionalland relatedprotectiveprovincial capital cityprovincial capitals
Adverb(1 words)
less communal attitudes

Related words (29)

Adjective(15 words)
regional artregional descriptorregional history journalregional history projectregional lyricismregional modifierregional normsregional partyregional productregional programregional studiesregional studyregionalisticterrestrial boundaryterritory related
Noun(11 words)
regional centersregional labelregional no demandregional species richnessregional tagsavarashastanstate departmentsstate territorytaiwaneseterritorial reserve

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

4 entries
behavioral descriptorgeographic descriptorguardsoldier

More specific

6 entries
boundary regioncoastal zoneland areaterritorial aggressionterritorial displayterritorial marking

Collocations

6 entries
territorial boundaryterritorial claimterritorial disputeterritorial expansionterritorial integrityterritorial waters

Inflections

2 entries
more territorialmost territorial

Derivations

5 entries

Antonyms

2 entries

similar

3 entries

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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Cats can be quite territorial creatures.

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Dogs are territorial.

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Tawny owls are highly territorial.

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I began to stake out my territorial waters in the sorority house's hot tub.

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