Synonyms for area
ˈɛər i əarea

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1. area, countrynoun

   a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

   "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"

   Synonyms:
   res publica, body politic, commonwealth, state, orbit, sphere, surface area, arena, nation, land, country, expanse, region, field, rural area, domain

2. areanoun

   a subject of study

   "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..."

   Synonyms:
   surface area, domain, country, arena, sphere, region, expanse, field, orbit

3. 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, region, expanse, field, orbit, realm

4. sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arenanoun

   a particular environment or walk of life

   "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

   Synonyms:
   study, compass, land, heavens, sphere, demesne, knowledge base, field of study, plain, empyrean, welkin, ambit, sector, range, scope, eye socket, field of operations, country, subject field, reach, flying field, subject area, vault of heaven, celestial sphere, expanse, force field, line of business, sphere of influence, theater of operations, battlefield, theatre of operations, orbital cavity, bailiwick, stadium, playing area, field of view, champaign, scene of action, theatre, battleground, airfield, knowledge domain, cranial orbit, world, electron orbit, playing field, theater, discipline, region, firmament, field of operation, field of force, sports stadium, bowl, landing field, subject, domain, field of honor, arena, surface area, domain of a function, field, field of battle, orbit, celestial orbit, athletic field

5. areanoun

   a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function

   "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

   Synonyms:
   surface area, domain, country, arena, sphere, region, expanse, field, orbit

6. area, expanse, surface areanoun

   the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary

   "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

   Synonyms:
   surface area, domain, country, sweep, arena, sphere, region, expanse, field, orbit

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1. areanoun

   Synonyms:
   region, sphere, realm, territory, domain, district, circuit, circle, definite space

2. areanoun

   Synonyms:
   (Geom.) superficial contents

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1. List of paraphrases for "area":

   zone, field, region, sector, sphere, surface, space, areas, domain, district, scope, regard, realm, zones, fields, territory, air, arena, domaine, respect, matter, regional, zona, regions, espace, acreage, field, issue, districts, aspect, zonal, ground, subject, range, room, ala, context, industry, place, ambit, surfaces, área, neighborhood, aire, 'espace, level, connection

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1. Cameron Todd:

   The mine never gets any bigger, you just fill in one end and dig out the other. You don't have an oil sands area the size of the city of Calgary.

2. Baca Cuenca:

   In the agricultural area, in general, conditions are hard, housing, transportation, the safety net, there are challenges there.

3. Hope Hicks:

   ‘ Paul said he does n’t want you on TV ’, mr. Trump goes f --- ing ballistic. We’re over the metropolitan area, so you can get cell service if you fly at a low altitude.

4. Ahmed Aden:

   Now we see huge smoke coming from the scene. Soldiers surrounded the area and we can only see ambulances rushing in and out.

5. Ezdeen Salih:

   They beat the men with sticks and burned our homes, they told us to never come back, saying that the area had become an Arab area and that we are supporting rebel movements. We fled with our children.