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. Michael Wilkens:

   The whole region is used to being lifted by this company.

2. Joe Biden:

   I am confident the people and businesses of Northern Ireland will be able to take full advantage of the economic opportunities created by this stability and certainty, and the United States stands ready to support the region’s vast economic potential.

3. Wake Forest University:

   Perhaps the( Chinese) base would look hawkish or something suspicious or( like it is) something to fear, but Turkey has bases in the region, UAE has bases, Saudi Arabia wants a base, Japan has a base.

4. Nikki Haley:

   Venezuela is an increasingly violent narco-state that threatens the region, the hemisphere, and the world.

5. Ian Storey:

   It will want to show Southeast Asian claimants that American military power is on the decline and its commitment to the region is waning, (It will want to show that) the economic problems that China is facing will not impact its policy on the South China Sea.