Vicinity

/vəˈsɪnəti/

Synonyms for "vicinity" (104 found)

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Closest matches (21)

Noun(3 words)

air spaceairspace alentours ambience ambit approach approximation area belt borderland borderlands circle circuit circumambiencies circumjacencies circumstances closeness

Adjective(1 words)

approximate location

Strong matches (31)

compass confines contextcontinental shelfconvergence corridor country department district division entourageenvironing circumstancesenvironment environs extent foreground gestalt ground habitat heartland

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hinterland immediacyimmediate foregroundland locale locality

Noun(3 words)

environlocal adjectivelocal area

Adverb(2 words)

hereabout hereabouts

Related words (52)

magnitude matter milieu nearness neighborhood nighnessoffshore rightsorder outpost outposts outskirts part parts perimeter periphery place precinct precincts premises presence

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propinquity proximity purlieus quarter range region salient section situation soil space suburbs surroundings terrain territorythree-mile limittotal environmenttunetwelve-mile limitvicinage zone

Noun(11 words)

nearnessneck of the woodsneighborhoods neighbourhood proximity purlieu surrounding surroundings surrounds thereabout whereabouts

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5 relation types

More general

5 entries

area closeness locality nearness section

More specific

2 entries

neighborhood surroundings

Collocations

5 entries

area locality neighborhood proximity surroundings

Inflections

1 entries

vicinities

Derivations

3 entries

vicinage vicinal vicinality

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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There are no hospitals in the vicinity of his house.

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We live in the vicinity of the school.

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Kate's father is in the vicinity of the house.

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We chose a hotel in the vicinity of the museum.

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