Synonyms and antonyms of General words for location and place in British Thesaurus

place (noun)

an area, or a position

location (noun)

the place or position where someone or something is or where something happens

setting (noun)

the place where someone or something is, and all the things, people, or emotions that are part of that place

base (noun)

a place from which an activity can be planned, started, or carried out

site (noun)

a place used for a particular purpose

venue (noun)

the place where an activity or event happens

whereabouts (noun)

the place where someone or something is: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

scene (noun)

a place where something happens, usually something bad

locale (noun)

formal the place where something happens

centre (noun)

an important place for a particular activity

capital (noun)

the most important place for an activity or industry

citadel (noun)

literary a place that seems to represent all the important aspects of an idea, method, or practice

city (noun)

informal used after some nouns and adjectives to describe a place that has a lot of a particular quality

hub (noun)

the most important place where a particular activity takes place

locale (noun)

formal the place where the story of a book, film etc is set

locality (noun)

formal a particular area or district

locus (noun)

formal the particular place or situation in which something exists or takes place

mise-en-scène (noun)

literary the type of place where an event happens. A more common word for this is setting.

parts (noun)

old-fashioned a place or area

place (noun)

the position where someone or something is, or where it should be

place (noun)

a particular town, country, building, shop etc

place (noun)

an area, building, or space that is used for or suitable for a particular purpose

point (noun)

a particular place

position (noun)

where something is in relation to other things

site (noun)

a place used for a particular purpose

spot (noun)

the particular place where someone or something is

stronghold (noun)

a place where something that is no longer common can still be found

surroundings (noun)

all the things that are present in a place and that form the experience of being there

vicinity (noun)

the area near a particular place

way (noun)

the area or position in which a place is

X marks the spot ()

used in games and mysteries for saying that something important can be found at a particular place