VICINITY Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

vicinity

noun

və-ˈsi-nə-tē

Definition of vicinity

as in neighborhood

an adjoining region or space there are no hotels in the vicinity of the hospital

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Relevance

as in proximity

the state or condition of being near the vicinity of the town's only elementary school was one reason why the young couple bought the house

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as in tune

an approximate amount, extent, or degree starting salaries in that field are in the vicinity of $50,000 a year

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Recent Examples of vicinity Before long, though, the family’s warm reception has turned as cold and rocky as the avalanches that occur with alarming regularity in the vicinity. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026 Pilots use a Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) to regularly announce their position to other pilots in the airport's vicinity. — Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for vicinity

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Noun

Two men were found dead inside a Long Beach home after one of them exchanged shots with police and sparked a standoff with SWAT officers in a residential neighborhood early Saturday morning, police said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2026
Many houses in the densely populated middle class neighborhood where the sprayers operated were built with low quality materials, left unfinished or damaged.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of neighborhood

Noun

For eclipse day, the mile-long Playa de la Rada is the obvious gathering place, with its broad Mediterranean horizon and proximity to the town center.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
This budding storm isn’t expected to become super powerful, but its proximity to the coast elevates its wind threat.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of proximity

Noun

To illustrate that concern, Lexington Select Board member Jill Hai took me to the backyard of a yellow clapboard two-story home with windows trimmed in red.

— Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
On Tuesday, police are digging up the backyard of the Olney home with heavy equipment to search for human remains.

— Joe Holden, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of backyard

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