Antonyms for territory
ˈtɛr ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr iter·ri·to·ry

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1. territory

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.8 / 10 votes

1. territory

   Synonyms:
   province, region, domain, country

Matched Categories

1. • Area

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.8 / 8 votes

1. district, territory, territorial dominion, dominionnoun

   a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

   Synonyms:
   rule, soil, dominion, district, territorial dominion

2. territorynoun

   an area of knowledge or interest

   "his questions covered a lot of territory"

   Synonyms:
   soil, dominion, district, territorial dominion

3. territory, soilnoun

   the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state

   "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil"

   Synonyms:
   grunge, grease, filth, dirt, territorial dominion, ground, district, soil, stain, land, grime, dominion

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1. territorynoun

   Synonyms:
   province, region, district

How to use territory in a sentence?

1. Islam Karimov:

   Various elements among the representatives of Islamic State are already slipping into Afghanistan from Iraq and Syria. All this requires the adoption of appropriate preventative measures, the creeping expansion of militant extremism and religious radicalism, not only on the territory of the governments of Central Asia but also abroad, is most seriously concerning.

2. Technip CEO Thierry Pilenko:

   We didn't build this for tax reasons, choosing London was firstly about having a neutral territory for both companies.

3. Tim McGraw:

   When you think about this guy (who) takes off, and he’s going to go by himself in a wagon across uncharted territory with his wife, his daughter, a 5-year-old son and two other women, who thinks that they can do that?

4. Henry Paulson:

   Now that also comes with the territory of aging, but when the language is more effortful on a daily basis, or the comprehension is going downhill, that’s a sign that someone should see a doctor for an evaluation.

5. Boris Johnson:

   That's just the reality, because in the end, a sovereign, united country must have a single customs territory. When the UK withdraws from the EU that must be the state of affairs that we have.

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