Synonyms for local
ˈloʊ kəllo·cal

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1. localnoun

   Synonyms:
   stopper

   Antonyms:
   fast, express, global

2. localnoun

   From or in a nearby location.

   We prefer local produce.

   Synonyms:
   stopper

   Antonyms:
   fast, global, express

3. localnoun

   Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only being accessible within a certain portion of a program.

   I'm in the TWU, too. Local 6.

   Synonyms:
   stopper

   Antonyms:
   fast, express, global

4. localnoun

   Applying to each point in a space rather than the space as a whole.

   The expresses skipped my station, so I had to take a local.

   Synonyms:
   stopper

   Antonyms:
   global, express, fast

5. localnoun

   Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.

   The patient didn't want to be sedated, so we applied only local anesthesia.

   Synonyms:
   stopper

   Antonyms:
   fast, express, global

6. localnoun

   Descended from an indigenous population.

   Functional programming languages usually don't allow changing the immediate value of locals once they've been initialized, unless they're explicitly marked as being mutable.

   Synonyms:
   stopper

   Antonyms:
   global, express, fast

7. localnoun

   An item of news relating to the place where the newspaper is published.

   Synonyms:
   stopper, topical

   Antonyms:
   fast, express

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1. localnoun

   public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops

   "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York"

   Synonyms:
   local anesthetic, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, local anaesthetic

   Antonyms:
   express, limited, federal, systemic, national, general

2. local anesthetic, local anaesthetic, local, topical anesthetic, topical anaestheticadjective

   anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

   Synonyms:
   local anesthetic, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, local anaesthetic

   Antonyms:
   express, limited, systemic, general, federal, national

3. localadjective

   relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

   "local taxes"; "local authorities"

   Antonyms:
   limited, express, federal, systemic, general, national

4. localadjective

   of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood

   "local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line"

   Antonyms:
   limited, express, general, systemic, national, federal

5. localadjective

   affecting only a restricted part or area of the body

   "local anesthesia"

   Antonyms:
   express, limited, general, national, systemic, federal

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1. • Medicine
   • Public Transport

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1. localadjective

   Synonyms:
   topical

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1. List of paraphrases for "local":

   premises, domestic, locally, local-level, places, municipal, locale, grass-roots, localities, indigenous, localized, accommodation, space, facilities, place, district, grassroots, local-, community-based, home-grown, regional, localised, locally-based

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1. Armando Orduña:

   We are hopeful that state politics will not be played out in the day-to-day business of a local school district here in the city of Houston, the families and the educators with whom we work are disheartened by the takeover but hopeful that as it manifests, we will be able to work with the people on the other end of the board room toward common solutions that are for the best interest of all the families.

2. Mark Jewell:

   They're starving our school districts. Our local school districts are trying to decide whether to hire an extra remediation( employee) or get toilet paper in the bathroom, we're just standing up and saying,' Enough is enough.'.

3. Michelle Carlbert:

   My plans are to start exploring what my new hometown of Kansas City has to offer in the way of Halloween celebrations. I'm going to try and visit a pumpkin patch and probably some scare parks, as for Halloween night, I may go out to see what the local neighborhoods are up to as I'm currently in an apartment and likely won't get any trick-or-treaters. Once I have a house again, I'll go back to decorating it and passing out candy on Halloween night, which I love to do.

4. American Airlines:

   Acustomer entered the open flight deck and caused damage to the aircraft. Crew members intervened and the individual was ultimately apprehended by local law enforcement.

5. Lai Man-hong:

   The whole system for promotions -- from teachers, to principals, to local officials, as well as the head of the city or the province -- all are closely linked to the public exam results, this is a systemic problem.