Synonyms of neighborhoods

neighborhoods

noun

plural of neighborhood

1

as in districts

an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature

are you familiar with the city's Latino neighborhood?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• districts
• zones
• quarters
• precincts
• sections
• areas
• regions
• nabes
• parts
• departments
• localities
• enclaves
• ghettos
• belts
• wards
• backyards
• hoods
• divisions
• barrios
• places

2

as in communities

the people living in a particular area

invited practically the whole neighborhood over for a big party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• communities
• towns
• cities
• villages
• communes
• residents
• hamlets
• societies
• inhabitants
• dwellers
• cultures
• people
• populaces
• denizens
• publics
• citizenries

3

as in vicinities

an adjoining region or space

we were somewhere in the neighborhood of the Capitol because we could see the dome

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vicinities
• backyards
• environs
• environments
• surroundings
• purlieus
• vicinages
• surrounds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of neighborhoods

To walk deep into the mountain forests at the doorstep of the Rocky Mountains, is to encounter the fragrant majesty of century-old ponderosa pine trees famous for lining ski slopes, National Park trails and residential neighborhoods. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Projects like Cold Creek bring tax revenue into rural host communities, create local jobs, and shore up grid resiliency for the surrounding neighborhoods. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Set the scene Set in Myeongdong, one of Seoul’s busiest neighborhoods, Hotel 28 Myeongdong is easy to miss. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026

Plus, these neighborhoods should ultimately understand the bigger picture, which is that lots more housing is needed, everywhere. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026

Arden Arcade, Rancho Cordova and other neighborhoods around Mather Airport are no longer in the district. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026

Maryland could end up with polka-dot districts, where neighborhoods in distant cities and rural counties are joined together with narrow tendrils to create a favorable mix of voters. — Colin Pascal, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

But in the primary, Bass carried 35 Latino majority neighborhoods compared with seven for Raman. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Areas such as Usera, Villaverde, Carabanchel and Tetuán offer distinctive settings and new storytelling possibilities, helping extend the economic and cultural benefits of filming to more neighborhoods. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026