Synonyms for local
ˈloʊ kəllo·cal

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1. localnoun

   Synonyms:
   stopper

   Antonyms:
   fast, express, global

2. localnoun

   From or in a nearby location.

   We prefer local produce.

   Synonyms:
   stopper

   Antonyms:
   fast, global, express

3. localnoun

   Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only being accessible within a certain portion of a program.

   I'm in the TWU, too. Local 6.

   Synonyms:
   stopper

   Antonyms:
   fast, express, global

4. localnoun

   Applying to each point in a space rather than the space as a whole.

   The expresses skipped my station, so I had to take a local.

   Synonyms:
   stopper

   Antonyms:
   global, express, fast

5. localnoun

   Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.

   The patient didn't want to be sedated, so we applied only local anesthesia.

   Synonyms:
   stopper

   Antonyms:
   fast, express, global

6. localnoun

   Descended from an indigenous population.

   Functional programming languages usually don't allow changing the immediate value of locals once they've been initialized, unless they're explicitly marked as being mutable.

   Synonyms:
   stopper

   Antonyms:
   global, express, fast

7. localnoun

   An item of news relating to the place where the newspaper is published.

   Synonyms:
   stopper, topical

   Antonyms:
   fast, express

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1. localnoun

   public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops

   "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York"

   Synonyms:
   local anesthetic, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, local anaesthetic

   Antonyms:
   express, limited, federal, systemic, national, general

2. local anesthetic, local anaesthetic, local, topical anesthetic, topical anaestheticadjective

   anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

   Synonyms:
   local anesthetic, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, local anaesthetic

   Antonyms:
   express, limited, systemic, general, federal, national

3. localadjective

   relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

   "local taxes"; "local authorities"

   Antonyms:
   limited, express, federal, systemic, general, national

4. localadjective

   of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood

   "local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line"

   Antonyms:
   limited, express, general, systemic, national, federal

5. localadjective

   affecting only a restricted part or area of the body

   "local anesthesia"

   Antonyms:
   express, limited, general, national, systemic, federal

Matched Categories

1. • Medicine
   • Public Transport

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1. localadjective

   Synonyms:
   topical

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1. List of paraphrases for "local":

   premises, domestic, locally, local-level, places, municipal, locale, grass-roots, localities, indigenous, localized, accommodation, space, facilities, place, district, grassroots, local-, community-based, home-grown, regional, localised, locally-based

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1. Martina Aberg:

   We have been informed and can confirm that there has been a detention of a US citizen Saturday morning local, he was prevented from getting on the flight out of Pyongyang. We don't comment further than this.

2. Neil Shah:

   They will have to go with physical distribution if they want to go beyond the urban consumers who are just buying online and the setting up of a local manufacturing facility would be a step in that direction.

3. Rochelle Walensky:

   First, wear a mask, stay six feet apart when you are in public and around others who do not live in your household, second, please avoid crowds and poorly ventilated areas. Third, now is not the time to travel, but if you must travel, you must wear a mask and follow other CDC and local guidance in order to protect yourself and others while you travel. And finally, please get vaccinated when it’s your turn.

4. Raul Jacob:

   We're expecting it (Tia Maria) to be at full-speed in 2017. That may vary if current talks with local communities take a little longer than we're considering.

5. Wendy Harrison:

   We thought we would do some decorating as it hasnt been touched for years. We started in the lounge and then decided we would do the bar as well. As we began to take off the wallpaper we saw a picture. We noticed that it went all the way around the pub. It would be nice to have some more information on George Cole and the piece, we think he's local but we've got no information on him.