Synonyms for vicinity
All synonyms
Noun
1. Proximity — proximity; the state of being near
proximity, neighborhood US, neighbourhood UK, locality, region, nearness, propinquity formal, vicinage
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Proximity; the state of being near.
There was a crackling sound in the vicinity of my right ear.
Forms
- Plural
- vicinities → proximities, neighborhoods, localities, regions…
Choose the right word
Neigborhood is Anglo-Saxon, and vicinity is Latin. Vicinity does not commonly denote so close a connection as neighborhood.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- region A very well known wine is produced in that region.
- proximity They want to build a hotel in proximity to the beach.
- locality The locality does not count for much in Japan.
- presence I was put to shame in the presence of many people.
By length
- 6 letters
- region2
- 8 letters
- presence2, locality4, nearness, vicinage
- 9 letters
- proximity4
- 11 letters
- environment4, propinquity
- 12 letters
- neighborhood3
- 13 letters
- neighbourhood3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (region2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- vicinité