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Synonyms for local

  • noun
  • adjective

Most common

public house public pub tavern

All synonyms

Noun

1. Public house

public house, public, pub, tavern, bar, bistro, saloon

Other

citizen, stopping train, floor trader, drinker, stopper, year-rounder

Adjective

topical, indigenous, localized, localised UK, nonforeign rare, intraregional rare

Antonyms

express, fast, immigrant

All antonyms of local →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A person who lives in or near a given place.

    It's easy to tell the locals from the tourists.

  2. adj. 1

    From or in a nearby location.

Related words

Phrases
local administrative unit local train local time local council local solar time local derby local lane local class

Forms

Plural
locals → publics, pubs, taverns, bars…

Example sentences

  • public Everyone more or less likes showing off in public.
  • pub When you were at the cinema, we were down the pub.
  • tavern Saddled horses waited for us in front of the tavern.
  • citizen In capitalism, a citizen is not obligated to shop.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
localsteady
publicsteady
pubrising
tavernrising
citizenfalling

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

By length

3 letters
bar1, pub1
6 letters
public2, tavern2, saloon2, bistro2
7 letters
citizen3, topical3, drinker2, stopper2
9 letters
localized3, localised
10 letters
indigenous4, nonforeign
13 letters
intraregional

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (public2 = 2 syllables).