Synonyms for area
ˈɛər i əarea

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1. area, countrynoun

   a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

   "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"

   Synonyms:
   res publica, body politic, commonwealth, state, orbit, sphere, surface area, arena, nation, land, country, expanse, region, field, rural area, domain

2. areanoun

   a subject of study

   "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..."

   Synonyms:
   surface area, domain, country, arena, sphere, region, expanse, field, orbit

3. area, regionnoun

   a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve

   "in the abdominal region"

   Synonyms:
   surface area, domain, country, neighborhood, arena, part, sphere, region, expanse, field, orbit, realm

4. sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arenanoun

   a particular environment or walk of life

   "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

   Synonyms:
   study, compass, land, heavens, sphere, demesne, knowledge base, field of study, plain, empyrean, welkin, ambit, sector, range, scope, eye socket, field of operations, country, subject field, reach, flying field, subject area, vault of heaven, celestial sphere, expanse, force field, line of business, sphere of influence, theater of operations, battlefield, theatre of operations, orbital cavity, bailiwick, stadium, playing area, field of view, champaign, scene of action, theatre, battleground, airfield, knowledge domain, cranial orbit, world, electron orbit, playing field, theater, discipline, region, firmament, field of operation, field of force, sports stadium, bowl, landing field, subject, domain, field of honor, arena, surface area, domain of a function, field, field of battle, orbit, celestial orbit, athletic field

5. areanoun

   a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function

   "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

   Synonyms:
   surface area, domain, country, arena, sphere, region, expanse, field, orbit

6. area, expanse, surface areanoun

   the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary

   "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

   Synonyms:
   surface area, domain, country, sweep, arena, sphere, region, expanse, field, orbit

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1. areanoun

   Synonyms:
   region, sphere, realm, territory, domain, district, circuit, circle, definite space

2. areanoun

   Synonyms:
   (Geom.) superficial contents

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1. List of paraphrases for "area":

   zone, field, region, sector, sphere, surface, space, areas, domain, district, scope, regard, realm, zones, fields, territory, air, arena, domaine, respect, matter, regional, zona, regions, espace, acreage, field, issue, districts, aspect, zonal, ground, subject, range, room, ala, context, industry, place, ambit, surfaces, área, neighborhood, aire, 'espace, level, connection

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1. California Highway Patrol:

   It is believed they continued south along US 101 until they reached State Route 1 in Leggett, California. The family traveled south along State Route 1 until they reached the Fort Bragg area in Mendocino County around 8:00pm on Saturday evening, March 24, 2018.

2. Giuseppe Loianno:

   Imagine in the case of a fire, the drones can be sent, the firefighter can remain in a safe area and in real-time receive multiple images in order to plan the team’s next step.

3. Scot Peterson:

   So now in my mind I’m thinking, this is probably not even in this area. Someone is sniper firing somewhere in this school towards even the football field, we were doing the best –everydeputy on that scene was doing the best that we could in that chaotic momentatthe beginningwith those shots being fired.

4. Dan Ware:

   said Thornberry, who lives in a 3 million pound( 4.7 million US dollar) house in the Islington area of London. ' She's a snob, I can't even remember when I last voted.

5. Democratic Senate:

   My wife is struggling to find a job. The economy is not solid around here. Something needs to change with that… Just getting things moving in an area like this, because I mean there's just nothing here.