SURROUNDINGS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word surroundings. (close relations)
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| ambience | nounn | |||||
noun • a particular environment or surrounding influence • the atmosphere of an environment | ||||||
| backdrop | nounn | |||||
noun • scenery hung at back of stage | ||||||
| context | nounn | |||||
noun • discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation • the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event | ||||||
| domain | nounn | |||||
noun • a particular environment or walk of life • territory over which rule or control is exercised • (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined • people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest • the content of a particular field of knowledge | ||||||
| environment | nounn | |||||
noun • the totality of surrounding conditions • the area in which something exists or lives | ||||||
| habitat | nounn | |||||
noun • the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs | ||||||
| landscape | nounn | |||||
noun • an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view • painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery • a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery • an extensive mental viewpoint verb • embellish with plants • do landscape gardening | ||||||
| locale | nounn | |||||
noun • the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) | ||||||
| milieu | nounn | |||||
noun • the environmental condition | ||||||
| neighborhood | nounn | |||||
noun • a surrounding or nearby region • people living near one another • the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of') • an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community) | ||||||
| realm | nounn | |||||
noun • a domain in which something is dominant • the domain ruled by a king or queen • a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about | ||||||
| scene | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • the place where some action occurs • an incident (real or imaginary) • the visual percept of a region • a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film • a situation treated as an observable object • a subdivision of an act of a play or performance • a display of bad temper • graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept • the context and environment in which something is set • the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale | ||||||
| setting | nounn | |||||
noun • the context and environment in which something is set • the state of the environment in which a situation exists • arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted • the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event • the physical position of something • a table service for one person • a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place | ||||||
| territory | nounn | |||||
noun • a region marked off for administrative or other purposes • an area of knowledge or interest • the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state | ||||||
| vicinity | nounn | |||||
noun • a surrounding or nearby region | ||||||
| circumferent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • closely encircling | ||||||
| encompassing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • broad in scope or content • closely encircling | ||||||
| periphery | nounn | |||||
noun • the outside boundary or surface of something | ||||||
