PURLIEUS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

purlieus

noun

plural of purlieu

as in vicinity

an adjoining region or space we stopped at one of the several pubs in the purlieus of the stadium

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Relevance

as in outskirts

the districts adjacent to a city such gated communities are common among the purlieus of these Midwestern cities

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vicinity

Noun

In November 2025, regulators issued violations to contractors there for using equipment during a pipeline pressure test that is prohibited within 1,000 feet of a school, of which there are three in the immediate vicinity.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
According to the National Weather Service, evacuations were underway for hotels in the vicinity along Black Horse Pike in New Jersey earlier this morning.

— Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

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