Synonyms for vicinity
vɪˈsɪn ɪ tivicin·i·ty

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1. vicinity

   Synonyms:
   juxtaposition, neighborhood, nearness, proximity

   Antonyms:
   distance, remoteness, separation, removal

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1. Vicinitynoun

   Synonyms:
   Neighborhood, vicinage. See Neighborhood.

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1. vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck of the woodsnoun

   a surrounding or nearby region

   "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods"

   Synonyms:
   neighbourhood, neighborhood, region, neck of the woods, locality

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1. vicinitynoun

   Synonyms:
   nearness, proximity

2. vicinitynoun

   Synonyms:
   neighborhood, vicinage

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1. vicinitynoun

   Synonyms:
   neighborhood, vicinage, nearness, propinquity, proximity

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1. List of paraphrases for "vicinity":

   proximity, near, nearby, neighbourhood, neighbourliness, neighborhood, closeness, close, neighbouring, moheet, adjacent

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How to use vicinity in a sentence?

1. The FBI:

   The FBI was present in the vicinity of Windridge Drive and Estate Drive in Laredo conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity.

2. Shayona Lewis:

   You are never supposed to bury your child, $5,000 -- that’s all he had to pay to get out after I lost my son. He’s in the vicinity of my neighborhood, and you have calls saying they’ve seen him at McDonald’s. That’s something my son will never do again, so it’s disturbing.

3. The Russian embassy in London:

   We would like the British side to share with us the information regarding the type of substance used and the correlation between this incident and other mysterious poisonings happening in the vicinity of the secret military chemical laboratory in Porton Down.

4. Mehbooba Mufti:

   This brings great relief to the people residing in the vicinity, peace on our borders is the first essential step to a larger understanding and I truly hope it sustains.

5. Inspector Richard Murray:

   We received a report around 5pm Sunday about a group of people dressed as Ku Klux Klan members in the vicinity of Greenwell Street in the town on Saturday night, we are also aware of images that are circulating that show people dressed as Ku Klux Klan members. Our inquiries are ongoing, and we are treating this as a hate incident at this time.