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Antonyms for territory
ˈtɛr ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr iter·ri·to·ry

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English Synonyms and Antonyms2.6 / 37 votes

  1. territory

    Antonyms:
    barrier, border, bound, boundary, bourn, bourne, confines, edge, enclosure, frontier, landmark, limit, line, marches, marge, margin, term, termination, verge

    Synonyms:
    center, citadel, estate, inside, interior, land, region

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.8 / 10 votes

  1. territory

    Synonyms:
    province, region, domain, country

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Princeton's WordNet2.8 / 8 votes

  1. district, territory, territorial dominion, dominionnoun

    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

    Synonyms:
    rule, soil, dominion, district, territorial dominion

  2. territorynoun

    an area of knowledge or interest

    "his questions covered a lot of territory"

    Synonyms:
    soil, dominion, district, territorial dominion

  3. territory, soilnoun

    the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state

    "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil"

    Synonyms:
    grunge, grease, filth, dirt, territorial dominion, ground, district, soil, stain, land, grime, dominion

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 1 vote

  1. territorynoun

    Synonyms:
    province, region, district

How to use territory in a sentence?

  1. Secretary Tillerson:

    Building islands and then putting military assets on those islands is akin to Russia's taking of Crimea. It's taking of territory that others lay claim to, we're going to have to send China a clear signal that first, the island-building stops, and second, your access to those islands (is) also not going to be allowed.

  2. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond:

    We must not forget that this was an incursion into the sovereign territory of Ukraine, Russia annexed Crimea illegally in international law, of course, reforms and steps are needed on the Ukrainian side as well. But we should never equate the two. Russia is the aggressor in this conflict.

  3. Philip Hammond:

    This man (Putin) has sent troops across an international border and occupied another country's territory in the 21st century acting like some mid-20th century tyrant. Civilized nations do not behave like that.

  4. Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov:

    The Russian Defence Ministry registers a growing number of signs of hidden preparation of the Turkish armed forces for active actions on the territory of Syria.

  5. Valentina Melnikova:

    It's not that easy to quit the army if you have a contract, the events related to his departure from the Russian Federation and his stay on the territory of Ukraine took place after his resignation and were not related to his military service.

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