local

  • (a) relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
    • local taxes
    • local authorities
  • (a) of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood
    • local customs
    • local schools
    • the local citizens
    • a local point of view
    • local outbreaks of flu
    • a local bus line
  • (a) affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
    • local anesthesia

Nouns

Synonyms

local anaesthetic local anesthetic topical anaesthetic topical anesthetic

Antonyms

national limited express general

Words of close approximity

loch lock loco
Locke locum locus
local anaesthesia local anaesthetic local anesthesia local anesthetic local area network local authority local call local department locale local government localisation localisation of function localisation principle localise localised localism locality localization localization of function localization principle localize localized locally local option local oscillator local post office local road local street local time