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demesne

[dih-meyn, -meen] / dɪˈmeɪn, -ˈmin /
NOUN
domain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
realm sphere territory
STRONG
authority bailiwick concern department discipline district dominion empire estate field jurisdiction land occupation orbit power province quarter region scope slot specialty terrain turf walk wing
WEAK
home park neck of the woods stomping grounds
Antonyms
STRONG
sky surrender yielding
NOUN
dominion
Synonyms
STRONG
ascendancy authorization bailiwick command commission control country district domain dominance domination empire enclave field government jurisdiction management power preeminence prepotency prerogative privilege property province realm regency regiment regimentation region reign rule seniority sovereignty sphere state supremacy sway terrain territory turf walk
WEAK
prepotence stomping grounds
Antonyms
STRONG
submission subordination subservience surrender weakness yielding
WEAK
outside
NOUN
estate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
area farm parcel plantation ranch residence
STRONG
acreage domain dominion freehold grounds holdings lands territory villa
WEAK
country home country place finca quinta rural seat
NOUN
field
Synonyms
STRONGEST
area department environment job line province range region terrain territory work
STRONG
avocation bailiwick bounds calling champaign circle compass confines discipline domain dominion jurisdiction limits margin occupation orbit precinct purview racket reach scope speciality specialty sweep thing vocation walk weakness
WEAK
cup of tea long suit métier
Antonyms
STRONGEST
entertainment fun
STRONG
hobby pastime
NOUN
province
Synonyms
STRONGEST
colony county department district part region territory zone
STRONG
arena bailiwick business calling canton capacity champaign charge concern dependency division domain dominion duty employment field function jurisdiction line office orbit post pursuit realm role section shire sphere terrain tract walk work
Antonyms
STRONG
avocation entertainment fun recreation retreat unemployment whole
NOUN
region
Synonyms
STRONGEST
country district field land locality neighborhood part place province sector suburb territory world zone
STRONG
arena bailiwick belt block clearing division domain dominion environs expanse ground jungle locale precinct quarter range realm scene section shire sphere terrain tract turf vicinity walk ward
WEAK
inner city neck of woods stomping ground
Antonyms
STRONGEST
metropolis whole
STRONG
sky
NOUN
sphere
Synonyms
STRONGEST
circle field realm scope
STRONG
bailiwick capacity champaign class compass department dominion employment function ground jungle jurisdiction level orbit pale position precinct province range rank station stratum terrain territory turf zone
WEAK
neck of the woods stomping ground walk of life
Antonyms
STRONG
sky unemployment

Example Sentences

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“In our house things were either broken or not used at all,” the 14-year-old says of her chaotic home, a once-grand demesne neglected by Caithleen’s volatile father.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

A couple of centuries or so later, the peninsula became part of a Spanish land grant, and the demesne of Manuel Dominguez as his Rancho San Pedro.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024

The show has also expanded outside the demesne walls.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2023

This was especially the case in England, where the aristocracy was more dependent on the cultivation of the demesne.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2020

The peasant moves the boundary stone And steals the lord’s demesne.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.