Synonyms for region
ˈri dʒənre·gion

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.4 / 18 votes

1. region

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

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

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1. region

   Synonyms:
   country, clime, territory, district, tract of land, portion, part

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.8 / 6 votes

1. region, partnoun

   the extended spatial location of something

   "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"

   Synonyms:
   neighborhood, contribution, division, role, parting, component, share, function, portion, part, percentage, voice, section, realm, area, piece, office, character, theatrical role, component part, persona, constituent

2. 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, expanse, field, orbit, realm, area

3. regionnoun

   a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth

   "penguins inhabit the polar regions"

   Synonyms:
   neighborhood, area, part, realm

4. region, neighborhoodnoun

   the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')

   "it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job"; "the price is in the neighborhood of $100"

   Synonyms:
   vicinity, neck of the woods, locality, neighborhood, part, area, neighbourhood, realm

5. region, realmnoun

   a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about

   "it was a limited realm of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult"

   Synonyms:
   neighborhood, area, land, part, realm, kingdom

Matched Categories

1. • Body Part
   • Indefinite Quantity
   • Knowledge Domain
   • Location

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. regionnoun

   Synonyms:
   country, clime, territory, district, tract of land

2. regionnoun

   Synonyms:
   portion, part

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1. regionnoun

   Synonyms:
   district, quarter, locality, neighborhood, vicinity

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1. List of paraphrases for "region":

   area, regional, regions, regione, région, regio, district, areas, zone, territory, districts, subregion

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How to use region in a sentence?

1. John Schoettler:

   We’ve decided to shift the groundbreaking of PenPlace (the second phase of HQ2) out a bit, our second headquarters has always been a multi-year project, and we remain committed to Arlington, Virginia, and the greater Capital Region.

2. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe:

   The Middle East ... that's the region endowed with great possibilities, and yet now it appears to be no exaggeration to say that the region is exposed to a challenge that is among the most serious in its modern history.

3. Charitha Pattiaratchi:

   Our model results that we did last year predicted that within 18-24 months after the crash, it was a possibility that it would have ended up within that region.

4. Ryan Greendeer:

   Because of the fire activity around the entire region, our resources are stretched very, very thin, each incident is having to make do with what is available, not what's needed.

5. Rand Beers:

   There is no chance of a solution in the region that does not involve Turkey.