Location
Setting
Setting noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.
Usage example: the novice camper felt lost outside of his familiar urban setting
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Synonyms for Setting
Location is a synonym for setting in place topic. You can use "Location" instead a noun "Setting", if it concerns topics such as scene, spot, surroundings. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old location | old setting |
| good | good location | good setting |
| full | full location | full setting |
| particular | particular location | particular setting |
| Other adjectives: similar, usual, specific, current, original, single, popular, actual, entire, real, main, new, major, general, possible, fictional, primary, titular, central, different. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- While MacGuffins tend to take the form of things or even entities, a common alternative is to use a setting or location — where the driving force is instead a place where everyone's trying to get to (or get there first), but when reached doesn't have any significant impact on the plot.
Source: MacGuffin Location -
Where It All Began: This game takes place in Kagutsuchi, the location and setting for the first two games.
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Jamaica has been the location/setting for a lot of movies over the years, mon.
Source: Useful Notes / Jamaica
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Setting and Location. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/location/setting
Location & Setting. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/location/setting>.
Setting or Location. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/location/setting.
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