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| Main Entry: | terrain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | landscape |
| Synonyms: | area, bailiwick, contour, country, domain, dominion, field, form, ground, land, profile, province, region, shape, soil, sphere, territory, turf, topography |
| Antonyms: | sky |
| Main Entry: | confines |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boundaries |
| Synonyms: | circumference, compass, country, dimension, edge, end, environs, extent, orbit, periphery, precinct, proportions, radius, range, reach, region, scope, sweep, term, terrain, territory, borders, bounds, limits, purlieus, purview |
| Antonyms: | open |
| Main Entry: | countryside |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | non-city environment |
| Synonyms: | country, environment, land, landscape, scenery, setting, surroundings, terrain, back roads, boonies, non-urban area, sticks |
| Main Entry: | domain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of expertise, rule |
| Synonyms: | authority, bailiwick, concern, department, discipline, district, dominion, empire, estate, field, jurisdiction, land, neck of the woods, occupation, orbit*, power, province, quarter, realm, region, scope, slot, specialty, sphere, terrain, territory, turf, walk, wing, demesne, home park, stomping grounds |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dominion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of rule; authority |
| Synonyms: | ascendancy, authorization, bailiwick, command, commission, control, country, district, domain, dominance, domination, empire, field, government, jurisdiction, management, power, prerogative, privilege, property, province, realm, regency, regiment, regimentation, region, reign, rule, seniority, sovereignty, sphere, state, supremacy, sway, terrain, territory, turf, walk, demesne, enclave, preeminence, prepotence, prepotency, stomping grounds |
| Antonyms: | outside |
| Main Entry: | environment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | surroundings, atmosphere |
| Synonyms: | aura, backdrop, background, circumstances, climate, conditions, context, domain, element, entourage, habitat, hood*, jungle*, locale, medium, milieu, neck of the woods, neighborhood, scene, scenery, setting, situation, status, surroundings, terrain, territory, turf, zoo, ambiance, encompassment, purlieus, stomping ground |
| Notes: | environment emerged linked with nature, implying 'natural' (not human, not cultural) surroundings; ecology emerged as a scientific effort to connect organisms (such as the human) to their environments environment is the area in which something exists or lives; habitat is a the place or type of place where a person or thing is most likely to be found |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ground |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | earth, land |
| Synonyms: | arena, dirt, dust, field, landscape, park, real estate, sod, soil, terra firma, terrain, turf, loam, old sod, sand |
| Antonyms: | sky, heavens |
| Main Entry: | habitat/habitation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place where someone resides |
| Synonyms: | abode, accommodations, address, apartment, berth, cave, condominium, den, domicile, dwelling, element, environment, flat, haunt*, haven, hearth, hole*, home, home plate, house, housing, locale, lodging, neck of the woods, nest, nook, occupancy, occupation, pad*, place, quarters, range, residence, roof*, roost*, seat*, settlement, site, stamping ground*, surroundings, terrain, territory, turf, biosphere, co-op, commorancy, condo, digs, fireside, homestead, locality, residency, stomping ground |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | land |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | earth's surface; ownable property |
| Synonyms: | acreage, area, beach, continent, country, countryside, dirt, district, earth, estate, expanse, extent, farming, field, ground, grounds, home, homeland, mainland, manor, nation, parcel, plot, province, purlieu, quarry, ranch, real estate, region, shore, sod, soil, stretch, sweep, terra firma, terrain, territory, tract, acres, farmland, holding, loam, old sod, quinta, realty, tillage |
| Antonyms: | sea, sky |
| Main Entry: | province |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of rule, responsibility |
| Synonyms: | arena, bailiwick, business, calling, canton, capacity, charge, colony, concern, county, department, dependency, district, division, domain, dominion, duty, employment, field, function, jurisdiction, line, office, orbit, part, post, pursuit, realm, region, role, section, sphere, terrain, territory, tract, walk, work, zone, champaign, demesne, shire |
| Main Entry: | region |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area, domain; scope |
| Synonyms: | arena, bailiwick, belt, block, clearing, country, district, division, domain, dominion, environs, expanse, field, ghetto, ground, inner city, jungle, land, locale, neighborhood, part, place, precinct, province, quarter, range, realm, scene, section, sector, sphere, suburb, terrain, territory, tract, turf*, vicinity, walk, ward, world, zone, demesne, locality, neck of woods, shire, stomping ground |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | scenery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | surroundings |
| Synonyms: | backdrop, decor, flat, furnishings, furniture, landscape, neighborhood, prospect, set, setting, spectacle, sphere, stage setting, terrain, view, vista, flats, mise en scène, properties, props, stage set |
| Main Entry: | territory |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | domain, region |
| Synonyms: | area, belt, block, boundary, colony, commonwealth, country, district, dominion, empire, expanse, extent, field, land, mandate, nation, neck of the woods, neighborhood, province, quarter, section, sector, sphere, state, street, terrain, tract, turf*, walk, zone, enclave, exclave, stomping grounds, terrene, township |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | habitat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | residence |
| Synonyms: | abode, accommodations, address, apartment, berth, cave, condominium, crib, den, domicile, dwelling, element, environment, flat, habitation, haunt, haven, hearth, hole, home, home plate, house, housing, locale, lodging, nest, nook, occupancy, occupation, pad, place, quarters, range, roof, roost, seat, settlement, site, stamping ground, surroundings, terrain, territory, turf, biosphere, commorancy, condo, digs, fireside, homestead, locality, residency, stomping ground |
| Antonyms: | unnatural surroundings |
| Main Entry: | terra firma |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | firm ground |
| Synonyms: | earth, ground, terrain, dry land, ground covering, solid ground, sure ground, terra |
| Main Entry: | country |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | political territory; nation |
| Synonyms: | commonwealth, community, grass roots, homeland, kingdom, land, native land, people, populace, public, realm, region, society, soil, state, terrain, citizenry, citizens, constituents, electors, inhabitants, patria, polity, sovereign state, voters |
| Main Entry: | field |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | open land that can be cultivated |
| Synonyms: | acreage, enclosure, garden, grassland, green, ground, meadow, pasture, patch, plot, range, terrain, territory, tract, vineyard, cropland, farmland, glebe, lea, mead, moorland, ranchland, tillage |
| Main Entry: | grounds |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | estate, domain |
| Synonyms: | acreage, area, campus, country, district, environs, habitat, land, lot, premises, property, real estate, realm, sphere, spot, terrace, terrain, territory, tract, zone, fields, gardens, holding |
| Main Entry: | earth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ground, soil |
| Synonyms: | clay, clod, coast, compost, deposit, dirt, dust, fill, gravel, land, mold, muck, mud, shore, sod, surface, terra firma, terrain, turf, alluvium, dry land, glebe, humus, loam, marl, peat moss, sand, subsoil, terrane, topsoil |
| Main Entry: | sphere |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | domain of influence |
| Synonyms: | bailiwick, capacity, circle, class, compass, department, dominion, employment, field, function, ground, jungle, jurisdiction, level, neck of the woods, orbit, pale, position, precinct, province, range, rank, realm, scope, station, stratum, terrain, territory, turf*, walk of life, zone, champaign, demesne, stomping ground |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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