Synonyms for LOCAL
ˈloʊ kəllo·cal

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1. localnoun

   Synonyms:
   stopper

   Antonyms:
   fast, express, global

2. localnoun

   From or in a nearby location.

   We prefer local produce.

   Synonyms:
   stopper

   Antonyms:
   fast, global, express

3. localnoun

   Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only being accessible within a certain portion of a program.

   I'm in the TWU, too. Local 6.

   Synonyms:
   stopper

   Antonyms:
   fast, express, global

4. localnoun

   Applying to each point in a space rather than the space as a whole.

   The expresses skipped my station, so I had to take a local.

   Synonyms:
   stopper

   Antonyms:
   global, express, fast

5. localnoun

   Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.

   The patient didn't want to be sedated, so we applied only local anesthesia.

   Synonyms:
   stopper

   Antonyms:
   fast, express, global

6. localnoun

   Descended from an indigenous population.

   Functional programming languages usually don't allow changing the immediate value of locals once they've been initialized, unless they're explicitly marked as being mutable.

   Synonyms:
   stopper

   Antonyms:
   global, express, fast

7. localnoun

   An item of news relating to the place where the newspaper is published.

   Synonyms:
   stopper, topical

   Antonyms:
   fast, express

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1. localnoun

   public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops

   "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York"

   Synonyms:
   local anesthetic, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, local anaesthetic

   Antonyms:
   express, limited, federal, systemic, national, general

2. local anesthetic, local anaesthetic, local, topical anesthetic, topical anaestheticadjective

   anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

   Synonyms:
   local, local anesthetic, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, local anaesthetic

   Antonyms:
   express, limited, systemic, general, federal, national

3. localadjective

   relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

   "local taxes"; "local authorities"

   Antonyms:
   limited, express, federal, systemic, general, national

4. localadjective

   of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood

   "local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line"

   Antonyms:
   limited, express, general, systemic, national, federal

5. localadjective

   affecting only a restricted part or area of the body

   "local anesthesia"

   Antonyms:
   express, limited, general, national, systemic, federal

Matched Categories

1. • Medicine
   • Public Transport

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. localadjective

   Synonyms:
   topical

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1. List of paraphrases for "local":

   premises, domestic, locally, local-level, places, municipal, locale, grass-roots, localities, indigenous, localized, accommodation, space, facilities, place, district, grassroots, local-, community-based, home-grown, regional, localised, locally-based

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How to use LOCAL in a sentence?

1. Stan Sudol:

   They can be used to set up initial mine site development for less cost in a faster time-frame as no local airstrip is necessary to start cargo delivery.

2. Robert Kirk:

   The FAA has taken the position that any regs that deal with air safety reside solely with the FAA, the trouble is going to be whenever someone comes after a drone operator and we’re moving into privacy and trespass, areas that are more traditionally in the realm of state and local authority.

3. The Multnomah County Sheriffs office:

   Guard members are trained in crowd control and will be riding with local response teams. They are dressed in military style garb, which is their uniform, oregon National Guard members are civilian community members helping to protect us. We dont take this decision lightly.

4. Inga Goddijn:

   They prefer to operate from locations with either lax or under-resourced law enforcement or places that are inclined to turn a blind eye to their activities, if the powers that be are willing to allow operations to continue in exchange for a degree of protection for local businesses, it's not surprising to see attackers making an effort to accommodate that requirement.

5. Khamzat Khasbulatov:

   The development of local supply has played a big role in supporting our profitability.