neighbor
The word “neighbor” has 2 syllables: neigh-bor
It's pronounced as /ˈneɪ.bər/
What is synonym and antonym for neighbor?
In the thesaurus, “neighbor” has 79 synonyms and 5 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for neighbor along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for neighbor
- abut
- acquaintance
- adjoin
- baby
- be adjacent
- be contiguous
- be near
- be nearby
- being
- bird
- bod
- body
- border
- bound
- brother
- butt against
- bystander
- celebrity
- character
- communicate
- connect
- contact
- converge
- cookie
- cooky
- creature
- customer
- devil
- duck
- egg
- embrace
- encircle
- enclose
- face
- fellow
- fellowman
- fence
- fish
- flank
- friend
- fringe
- guy
- head
- hominid
- homo
- human
- human being
- humanoid
- inclose
- individual
- join
- life
- line
- man
- march
- margin
- meet
- mortal
- nearby resident
- next-door neighbor
- party
- person
- personage
- personality
- rim
- scout
- self
- skirt
- slob
- somebody
- sort
- soul
- specimen
- stiff
- surround
- thing
- touch
- verge
- wight
Antonyms for neighbor
- animal
- beast
- beastie
- brute
- critter
Meanings of neighbor
- noun
- A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.
- One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
- A fellow human being.
- verb
- To be adjacent to.
- (followed by "on"; figurative) To be similar to, to be almost the same as.
- To associate intimately with; to be close to.
Example Sentences
- Our new neighbor brought us a basket of homemade cookies.
- I asked my neighbor to water my plants while I was on vacation.
- The kids love playing with the dog next door, but their neighbor prefers peace and quiet.
- My neighbor and I share a fence between our backyards.
- The elderly neighbor across the street enjoys telling stories about the old days.
On this page you'll find 84 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to neighbor, such as: abut, acquaintance, adjoin, animal, baby, be adjacent, be contiguous.
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abut
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abutting
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