Synonyms for region
ˈri dʒənre·gion

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.4 / 18 votes

1. region

   Synonyms:
   center, citadel, estate, inside, interior, land, territory

   Antonyms:
   barrier, border, bound, boundary, bourn, bourne, confines, edge, enclosure, frontier, landmark, limit, line, marches, marge, margin, term, termination, verge

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1. region

   Synonyms:
   country, clime, territory, district, tract of land, portion, part

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.8 / 6 votes

1. region, partnoun

   the extended spatial location of something

   "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"

   Synonyms:
   neighborhood, contribution, division, role, parting, component, share, function, portion, part, percentage, voice, section, realm, area, piece, office, character, theatrical role, component part, persona, constituent

2. area, regionnoun

   a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve

   "in the abdominal region"

   Synonyms:
   surface area, domain, country, neighborhood, arena, part, sphere, expanse, field, orbit, realm, area

3. regionnoun

   a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth

   "penguins inhabit the polar regions"

   Synonyms:
   neighborhood, area, part, realm

4. region, neighborhoodnoun

   the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')

   "it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job"; "the price is in the neighborhood of $100"

   Synonyms:
   vicinity, neck of the woods, locality, neighborhood, part, area, neighbourhood, realm

5. region, realmnoun

   a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about

   "it was a limited realm of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult"

   Synonyms:
   neighborhood, area, land, part, realm, kingdom

Matched Categories

1. • Body Part
   • Indefinite Quantity
   • Knowledge Domain
   • Location

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. regionnoun

   Synonyms:
   country, clime, territory, district, tract of land

2. regionnoun

   Synonyms:
   portion, part

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1. regionnoun

   Synonyms:
   district, quarter, locality, neighborhood, vicinity

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1. List of paraphrases for "region":

   area, regional, regions, regione, région, regio, district, areas, zone, territory, districts, subregion

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1. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani:

   Our discussions were based on how to bring under control and eliminate those ominous phenomena which are obstacles to stability, prosperity and cooperation in the region.

2. Dochka Ivanova:

   Should the government close the route, most activity in those small, remote stations would grind to a halt, it would be disastrous for the region.

3. Liu Youbin:

   We will hold accountability of local officials in the region missing the targets and send inspectors and experts to help them improve air quality.

4. Benny Gantz:

   The Tehran of today poses a strategic threat to international security, to the entire Middle East and to the state of Israel, and we will work closely with our American allies to ensure that any new agreement with Iran will secure the vital interests of the world, of the United States, prevent a dangerous arms race in our region, and protect the state of Israel.

5. Police Captain Somporn Thongchee:

   This is our first discovery of a group of Rohingya which suggests that smuggling in this region might have increased in recent years.