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Synonyms for area

26 synonyms
2 meanings

noun

Most common

field district zone territory country region square yard

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Field

field, sphere, district, zone, territory, arena, domain, jurisdiction, realm, circuit, stage, orbit, orb

2. Space

space, surface area, expanse

Other

region, country, square, yard, courtyard, acreage, close, patch, measurement, track

Definitions

n. 1
A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.
n. 2
A particular geographic region.

Related words

Phrases: rest area catchment area drainage area grey area parking area polar area diagram surface area area control center

Forms

Plural: areas → fields, spheres, districts, zones…

Example sentences

field The players marched triumphantly across the field.
district Here's a list of postcodes for the whole district.
zone Are we in the same time zone or in different ones?
territory You broke into my territory. Now I must shoot you.
country Tourism is important to the economy of my country.
region A very well known wine is produced in that region.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
area		falling
field		falling
district		falling
zone		falling
territory		steady
country		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: orb¹
4 letters: zone¹, yard¹
5 letters: close¹, field¹, space¹, stage¹, track¹, arena³, patch¹, realm¹, orbit²
6 letters: region², square¹, domain², sphere¹
7 letters: country², circuit², expanse², acreage³
8 letters: district²
9 letters: territory⁴, courtyard²
11 letters: measurement³
12 letters: jurisdiction⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (arena³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français: aire
Italiano: area
Español: área
Deutsch: Areal
Català: àrea