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Synonyms for place

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

position location situation office plaza square frame of mind stead

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Position

position, location, situation, office, post, stand, locality, business, berth, standing, condition, status, employment, function, occupation, appointment

2. Plaza — an area; somewhere within an area. An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard

plaza, square, piazza, courtyard

3. Frame of mind — A state of mind

frame of mind, mind-set, mood

4. Stead

stead, lieu

Other

spot, seat, station, room, home, city, town, space, residence, land, village, responsibility

Verb

1. Set — to put (someone or something) in a specific location

set, put, lay, have, rest, set down UK, deposit, establish, lay down, settle, ground, arrange, situate, fix, plant, charge, charre UK, assign, pose, impose, pitch, ascribe

2. Rank

rank, order, grade, rate

3. Point

point, aim, target, direct dated

4. Make

achieve, make dated

Other

site, locate, come out, come in, identify, invest, remember, reach, send, recognize UK US, recognise UK, dispose, commit

Antonyms

displace, remove, dislodge

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An area; somewhere within an area. An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.

  2. n. 2

    A state of mind.

    I'm in a strange place at the moment.

  3. v. 1

    To put (someone or something) in a specific location.

    to place someone on a pedestal

  4. v. 2

    To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).

    The Cowboys placed third in the league.

Related words

Word family
placeable placemark placemarker placement
Phrases
take place fall into place give place meeting place change place in place place of worship decimal place

Forms

Plural
places → positions, locations, situations, offices…
Past participle
placed
e.g. placed → setted, rested, deposited, established…

Choose the right word

Place, Lay or Set?

Place denotes more careful movement and more exact location; as, to place a crown on one's head, or a garrison in a city. To lay is to place in a horizontal position; to set is to place in an upright position; we lay a cloth, and set a dish upon a table.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • position Were I in your position, I would oppose that plan.
  • location Tom said that his house wasn't in a good location.
  • locality The locality does not count for much in Japan.
  • courtyard The boy is crawling in the courtyard of the house.
  • home You can get in touch with him at his home tonight.
  • city A steamship is, without a doubt, a city in itself.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
placesteady
positionfalling
locationsteady
localityfalling
courtyardrising
homerising

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

By length

3 letters
put1, set1, fix1, lay1, aim1
4 letters
have1, make1, home1, city2, post1, room1, town1, land1, rest1, site1, rate1, send1, spot1, seat1
5 letters
order2, point1, space1, stand1, plant1, reach1, grade1, pitch1, plaza2, berth1, stead1
6 letters
office2, ground1, charge1, status2, direct2, square1, target2, settle2, invest2, commit2, impose2, locate2, assign2, piazza3
7 letters
station2, village2, achieve2, deposit3, arrange2, dispose2, ascribe2, situate3
8 letters
business2, remember3, position3, location3, standing2, function2, identify4, locality4
9 letters
situation4, condition3, establish3, recognize3, residence3, recognise3, courtyard2
10 letters
employment3, occupation4
11 letters
appointment3
14 letters
responsibility6

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (city2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
place
Deutsch
Platz