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. Alastair Wilson:

   The impact of a Greek exit should not be underestimated, the direct impact might be limited because of Greece's limited trade links and lower financial market exposure to Greece in other euro area countries. But its exit could nevertheless cause a confidence shock and disrupt government debt markets.

2. Guanyu Huang:

   So, this data will actually help people in Atlanta, especially in the downtown area or intercity area, the people who are actually suffering from heat and also don't have access to an AC system.

3. Toby Gardner:

   In absolute terms, about the same area has been cleared, but in relative terms, Native Cerrado is much more threatened, with more than three times more loss than the Amazon.

4. Cheryn Robles:

   We use those trees to help rebuild the habitat for different wildlife, water fowl, crabs and shrimp, all those things that you love about Louisiana, they'll have more area to rebuild those habitats.

5. Mark Howden:

   One of the key drivers of fire intensity, fire spread rates and fire area is temperature. And in Australia we've just experienced record high temperatures.