Thesaurus / purlieus
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synonyms for purlieus
- area
- block
- district
- ghetto
- parish
- part
- precinct
- region
- section
- slum
- street
- suburb
- territory
- zone
- adjacency
- closeness
- confines
- contiguity
- environs
- hood
- jungle
- locale
- locality
- nearness
- propinquity
- proximity
- quarter
- tract
- turf
- vicinity
- ward
- zoo
- neck of the woods
- stomping ground
- vicinage
- periphery
- border
- boundary
- edge
- environs
- limit
- outpost
- purlieu
- sticks
- suburb
- suburbia
- vicinity
- bedroom community
- environs
- neighborhood
- proximity
- ballpark
- district
- environment
- hood
- locality
- nearness
- precinct
- propinquity
- range
- region
- surroundings
- territory
- turf
- around
- neck of the woods
- pretty near
- vicinage
- boundary
- compass
- confine
- edge
- end
- environs
- extremity
- fringe
- limit
- limitation
- line
- march
- margin
- pale
- periphery
- precinct
- rim
- term
- termination
- verge
- barrier
- border
- borderline
- bounds
- confines
- edge
- frontier
- horizon
- line
- perimeter
- ambit
- beginning
- borderland
- brink
- circumference
- circumscription
- compass
- end
- environs
- extent
- extremity
- frame
- fringe
- hem
- limits
- march
- margin
- mark
- mere
- mete
- outline
- outpost
- pale
- periphery
- precinct
- radius
- rim
- side
- skirt
- terminal
- termination
- terminus
- verge
- abuttals
- line of demarcation
- ambit
- area
- bound
- circle
- circuit
- circumference
- circumscription
- confines
- domain
- enclosure
- environs
- expanse
- extent
- field
- limit
- limitation
- orbit
- perimeter
- precinct
- purview
- radius
- range
- reach
- realm
- restriction
- round
- scope
- sphere
- stretch
- sweep
- zone
- bounds
- environs
- purview
- borders
- circumference
- compass
- country
- dimension
- edge
- end
- extent
- limits
- orbit
- periphery
- precinct
- proportions
- radius
- range
- reach
- region
- scope
- sweep
- term
- terrain
- territory
- district
- parish
- region
- zone
- adjacency
- area
- belt
- block
- closeness
- confines
- contiguity
- environs
- ghetto
- hood
- jungle
- locale
- nearness
- part
- precinct
- propinquity
- proximity
- quarter
- section
- slum
- street
- suburb
- territory
- tract
- turf
- vicinity
- ward
- zoo
- neck of the woods
- stomping ground
- vicinage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
On this page you'll find 287 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to purlieus, such as: suburb, surroundings, vicinity, bound, boundary, and compass.
How to use purlieus in a sentence
It would be too dismal for Gwynne to roam through the purlieus with a policeman—and he cannot come down often.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTONBut while he sneaked in the purlieus of the city several of his 'longshore friends passed him without a second look.
BLOW THE MAN DOWNHOLMAN DAYAnd then Mr. Furnival strolled off to look for the attorney among the various purlieus frequented by the learned strangers.
ORLEY FARMANTHONY TROLLOPEIs drink-money for your old age, when else you must starve or stab in the purlieus of Genoa, not worth one month's sobriety?
THE LONG NIGHTSTANLEY WEYMANTheology, straying from the enclosures of religion, enters the purlieus of philosophy, and in some cases exacts stiff definitions.
INSTIGATIONSEZRA POUNDNot only are the paths of preeminence untrodden; the purlieus of brutish ignorance are likewise unfrequented.
THE SOUL OF THE FAR EASTPERCIVAL LOWELLIf we search the purlieus of the race-course, we are sure to find the 'purse trick' well in evidence.
SHARPS AND FLATSJOHN NEVIL MASKELYNEThat evening found Selwood, quietly and unassumingly attired, examining the purlieus of Soho.
THE HERAPATH PROPERTYJ. S. FLETCHERWaterloo Road and Blackfriars Road, "over the water," as they trend southwards pass through strange and often unsavoury purlieus.
HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS IN LONDONMRS. E. T. COOK.Its main portion, which extends far back into neighbouring streets and purlieus, is of cheerful red brick.
HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS IN LONDONMRS. E. T. COOK.WORDS RELATED TO PURLIEUS
- abuttals
- ambits
- barriers
- beginnings
- borderlands
- borderlines
- borders
- brinks
- circumferences
- circumscriptions
- compasses
- confines
- edges
- ends
- environs
- extents
- extremities
- frames
- fringes
- frontiers
- hems
- horizons
- limits
- line of demarcations
- lines
- marches
- margins
- marks
- meres
- metes
- outlines
- outposts
- pales
- perimeters
- peripheries
- precincts
- purlieuses
- radii
- rims
- sides
- skirts
- terminals
- terminations
- termini
- verges
- abuttals
- ambit
- barrier
- beginning
- border
- borderland
- borderline
- bounds
- brink
- circumference
- circumscription
- compass
- confines
- edge
- end
- environs
- extent
- extremity
- frame
- fringe
- frontier
- hem
- horizon
- limits
- line
- line of demarcation
- march
- margin
- mark
- mere
- mete
- outline
- outpost
- pale
- perimeter
- periphery
- precinct
- purlieus
- radius
- rim
- side
- skirt
- terminal
- termination
- terminus
- verge
- ambiance
- aura
- backdrop
- background
- circumstances
- climate
- conditions
- context
- domain
- element
- encompassment
- entourage
- habitat
- hood
- jungle
- locale
- medium
- milieu
- mise en scène
- neck of the woods
- neighborhood
- purlieus
- scene
- scenery
- setting
- situation
- status
- stomping ground
- surroundings
- terrain
- territory
- turf
- zoo
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.