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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When “Made in Chelsea” premiered in the spring of 2011, Locke had a starring role among a coterie of chic socialities.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2024

A great show for ordinary passengers and dock gawpers was the splendorous debarkation of socialities at Newport.

From Time Magazine Archive

He gets engaged to a girl who despises him; mingles in church socialities which turn out to be humiliating.

From Time Magazine Archive

To the common indifferent man, immersed, as a rule, in the business and socialities of daily life, it brings visions of glory and adventure, of emotion and of broad human interest.

From The Drama by Irving, Henry Brodribb

Her own yearly contribution to the season's socialities was looked forward to with deep anxiety.

From The Californians by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn