Neighbourhood and Setting

Neighbourhood

Neighbourhood noun - A surrounding or nearby region.

Show all Definitions

Setting and neighbourhood are semantically related In some cases you can use "Setting" instead a noun "Neighbourhood".

Nearby Words: neighbourly, neighbouring, neighbour, neighbourship, neighboured

Setting noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.

Show all Definitions

Neighbourhood and setting are semantically related in area topic. Sometimes you can use "Neighbourhood" instead a noun "Setting".

Nearby Words: set, settling, setter

old	old neighbourhood	old setting
particular	particular neighbourhood	particular setting
typical	typical neighbourhood	typical setting
popular	popular neighbourhood	popular setting
Other adjectives: entire, bleak, rural, new, different.

Academia is never explicit about its setting, but the buildings are all modeled after University of Toronto and its surrounding neighbourhood.

Source: Anonymous Ringer
Eduardo Risso's (with scripts by Barreiro) "Parque Chas" turns this into a joke, setting a detectivesque comic writer in the very quiet, middle-class, small and residential neighbourhood of Parque Chas, in Buenos Aires, where a lot of crazy paranormal stuff is going on due to a dimensional gate.

Source: Aliens in Cardiff
Cimmura's a notable example setting-wise in that it's a polluted mess that's constantly being doused in rain, but it's also home to Ehlana, Sparhawk and a guild of Neighbourhood-Friendly Gangsters.

Source: Literature / The Elenium aka: The Tamuli

Cite this Source

Setting and Neighbourhood. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/neighbourhood/setting

Neighbourhood & Setting. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/neighbourhood/setting>.

Setting or Neighbourhood. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/neighbourhood/setting.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "neighbourhood" and "setting" have occurred on timeline