Synonyms for vicinity
vɪˈsɪn ɪ tivicin·i·ty

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1. vicinity

   Synonyms:
   juxtaposition, neighborhood, nearness, proximity

   Antonyms:
   distance, remoteness, separation, removal

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1. vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck of the woodsnoun

   a surrounding or nearby region

   "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods"

   Synonyms:
   neighbourhood, neighborhood, region, neck of the woods, locality

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1. vicinitynoun

   Synonyms:
   nearness, proximity

2. vicinitynoun

   Synonyms:
   neighborhood, vicinage

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1. vicinitynoun

   Synonyms:
   neighborhood, vicinage, nearness, propinquity, proximity

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1. List of paraphrases for "vicinity":

   proximity, near, nearby, neighbourhood, neighbourliness, neighborhood, closeness, close, neighbouring, moheet, adjacent

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1. Ronit Lupu:

   On completion of the excavations at Shu?fat, it is quite evident that there was a thriving settlement in the Jerusalem area in ancient times. Thousands of years later, the buildings uncovered are of a standard that would not fall short of Jerusalem’s architecture, this discovery represents a highly significant addition to our research of the city and the vicinity. Apart from the pottery, the fascinating flint finds attest to the livelihood of the local population in prehistoric times: Small sickle blades for harvesting cereal crops, chisels and polished axes for building, borers and awls, and even a bead made of carnelian (a gemstone), indicating that jewelry was either made or imported.

2. Ash Carter:

   We do know that American air assets ... were engaged in the Kunduz vicinity, and we do know that the structures that -- you see in the news -- were destroyed, i just can't tell you what the connection is at this time.

3. Kristi Curry Rogers:

   It is a little tougher to be so sure that these data mean that these tyrannosaurs lived together in the good times, it’s possible that these animals may have lived in the same vicinity as one another without traveling together in a social group, and just came together around dwindling resources as times got tougher.

4. Lucas Tomlinson:

   This dangerous and escalatory attack was irresponsible and occurred in the vicinity of established air corridors between Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Muscat Oman, possibly endangering innocent civilians.

5. Alex Drak:

   We see a lot of marine life, different types of fish, in the vicinity to the discharge point.