localities

NOUN

physical setting

Synonyms

WEAK

area bailiwick belt district domain haunt hole home location locus neck of the woods neighborhood place position region scene sector site sphere spot stage stomping ground territory theater tract turf venue vicinity zone

NOUN

environment

Synonyms

STRONG

ambiance area aura backdrop background circumstances climate conditions context domain element encompassment entourage environs habitat hood jungle locale location medium milieu neighborhood place purlieus scene scenery setting situation status surroundings terrain territory turf vicinity zoo

WEAK

neck of the woods stomping ground

NOUN

neighborhood

Synonyms

STRONGEST

district parish region zone

STRONG

adjacency area belt block closeness confines contiguity environs hood jungle locale nearness part precinct propinquity proximity purlieus quarter section slum street suburb territory tract turf vicinity ward zoo

WEAK

neck of the woods stomping ground vicinage

Antonyms

STRONG

distance remoteness whole

Example Sentences

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The overall thrust of the package, the Evercore analysts said, is to reduce regulatory barriers that constrain housing construction by streamlining environmental reviews and encouraging localities to adopt zoning and building-code best practices.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

These include fees for fuel, ramps, handling, security, landing, infrastructure, events and localities, as well as holiday and after-hours fees—plus taxes on top of it all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Across France and Germany, with temperatures climbing into the mid-30s, hundreds of localities saw records for May being broken.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

To make the system less dysfunctional, California could restrict localities from blocking transit, just like it did with housing, Schank said, on the basis it is a critical need.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

In the fall of 1958, Virginia’s governor Lindsay Almond chained the doors of the schools in localities that attempted to comply with the Supreme Court’s Brown decision.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly