Synonyms for local
Another word for local is localist, topical or localized. Below are 8 synonyms and 14 related words across 4 senses, with antonyms.
Also searched as: locales, locals.
1. adjective: relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
- localist
Antonyms
2. adjective: affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
- topical
- localized synonyms
- localised
Antonyms
3. noun: public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
Antonyms
- express synonyms
4. noun: anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
- local anesthetic
- local anaesthetic
- topical anesthetic
- topical anaesthetic
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- public transport
- anesthetic synonyms
- anesthetic agent
- anaesthetic
- anaesthetic agent
- ethyl chloride
- benzocaine
- procaine
- tetracaine
- butacaine
- ethyl aminobenzoate
- butacaine sulfate
- antipruritic
- anesthyl
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Questions people ask
What is another word for local?
You can say localist, topical, localized, localised or local anesthetic instead of local. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area".
What is the opposite of local?
The opposite of local is national, general or express.
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