LOCAL Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

local 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of local

as in regional

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Relevance

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local

2 of 2

noun

as in cell

a local unit of an organization the truck drivers are members of Local 349 of the Teamsters' Union

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as in native

a usually longtime resident of a locality few locals seem to patronize the city's touristy restaurants, leaving them to diners who prefer atmosphere over food

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For one, the project will generate all its own power, and therefore not raise electricity costs for other consumers on the local grid. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The Los Angeles Fire Department transported the minor to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Noun

News of their separation had been made public earlier this year when LaBeouf was arrested in New Orleans for two charges of simple battery where he was eventually given probation despite allegedly also harassing locals and shouting homophobic slurs. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026 Nesher, who made the 1970 iconic local hit The Band (a kind of Israeli M*A*S*H), used an unorthodox development practice reminiscent of Mike Leigh and other art-meets-life Method hounds. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for local

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Adjective

Only light regional dishes and bites such as croquettes, Cinco Jotas ham, cheese, and quince, along with Rioja Alavesa wine, are served for lunch or supper via the Delicatessen or Egukzi Soro Bar and Garden (or room service).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Ethiopia’s army is now quickly regrouping and is pushing the TPLF back into Tigray, where government forces have retaken the regional airport and now occupy the capital, Mekelle.

— Cameron Hudson, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of regional

Noun

Controlling and monitoring individual cells has also illuminated neurological diseases, such as Parkinson's and epilepsy.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026
His work helped provide a basis for optogenetics, which combines optics and genetics in technologies designed to control events in cells of living animal tissues.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of cell

Noun

Falcons defensive tackle Maason Smith, a native of Houma, Louisiana, some 45 minutes south of New Orleans, supplied 20-to-30 tickets for his friends and family.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026
At one point during the step-and-repeat, power couple Gloria and Emilio Estefan linked up with Hialeah native turned Hollywood heavy-hitter Marco Ramirez, who wrote the book the play was based on.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of native

Noun

Overlapping with Zaslav during their time at NBCU, Perrette rose to president of digital and affiliate distribution.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
The deal also allows Samsung to leverage capabilities across its affiliates, spanning semiconductors and cooling systems to data center construction and batteries, as the group seeks to expand its role in the global AI infrastructure buildout.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of affiliate

Noun

State officials in August announced that two unvaccinated residents died after being infected with measles.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Instead, the island became self-sufficient, with the majority of residents managing their own farmland, with the island still bearing its patchwork quilt of stone walls and boundary lines.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of resident

Noun

Hilton is scheduled to speak on Monday to a chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans, an LGBTQ group, at a brewery in Palm Desert.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
For this new chapter in Britain, the son of King Charles III and his family have made their home in the Cotswolds, an idyllic region west of London that is popular with celebrities and the otherwise well-to-do.

— Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 3 Oct. 2026

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