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local Synonyms & Antonyms

/ˈləʊ.kl̩/

What Is Another Word for Local?

Instead of local you can say topical or stopper depending on the context. Words with the opposite meaning are global and express.

Choose a meaning, then find a word that fits your sentence.

Local as an Adjective

1

From or in a nearby location.

We prefer local produce.

2

Connected directly to a particular computer, processor, etc.; able to be accessed offline.

local disk drive

3

Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only accessible within a certain portion of a program.

4

Applying to or satisfied by substructures understood as "near points;" in particular: Satisfied by at least one open neighborhood of every point.

A Hausdorff space satisfying local compactness need not be (globally) compact!

5

Satisfied by at least one open neighborhood of every point.

A Hausdorff space satisfying local compactness need not be (globally) compact!

6

Satisfied by arbitrarily small open neighborhoods of every point.

7

Satisfied by every finitely generated subgroup.

8

Detectable from the behavior of substructures understood to be "near points;" in particular: Such that the following conditions are equivalent: (1) P holds for R (M); (2) P holds for the localization R𝔭 (M𝔭) for all prime ideals 𝔭 of R; (3) P holds for the localization R𝔪 (M𝔪) for all maximal ideals 𝔪 of R.

Flatness is a local property.

9

Such that the following conditions are equivalent: (1) P holds for R (M); (2) P holds for the localization R𝔭 (M𝔭) for all prime ideals 𝔭 of R; (3) P holds for the localization R𝔪 (M𝔪) for all maximal ideals 𝔪 of R.

Flatness is a local property.

10

Detectable from the behavior of the normalizers of the nontrivial p-subgroups.

11

Having a unique maximal (left) ideal.

12

Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.

local lesion

13

Descended from an indigenous population.

Hawaiian Pidgin is spoken by the local population.

14

Exhibiting or pertaining to locality (adhering to the principle of locality).

15

(of a variable or identifier) Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only being accessible within a certain portion of a program.

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(of a condition or state) Applying to each point in a space rather than the space as a whole.

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Local as a Noun

1

A person who lives in or near a given place.

It's easy to tell the locals from the tourists.

2

A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union.

I'm in the TWU, too. Local 6.

3

Clipping of local train.

The expresses skipped my station, so I had to take a local.

4

One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.

I got barred from my local, so I've started going all the way into town for a drink.

5

A locally scoped identifier.

Functional programming languages usually don't allow changing the immediate value of locals once they've been initialized, unless they're explicitly marked as being mutable.

6

An item of news relating to the place where the newspaper is published.

7

Clipping of local anesthetic.

8

An independent trader who acts for themselves rather than on behalf of investors.

9

A Twitter user who is not a part of Stan Twitter.

10

A person who lives near a given place.

It's easy to tell the locals from the tourists.

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11

A train that stops at all, or almost all, stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.

The expresses skipped my station, so I had to take a local.

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12

An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation only to the area to which it is applied.

Local as an Adverb

1

In the local area; within a city, state, country, etc.

It's never been more important to buy local.

Local in a Sentence

We prefer local produce.

local disk drive

local file

The panel shows both local and remote sites.

A Hausdorff space satisfying local compactness need not be (globally) compact!

Flatness is a local property.

local lesion

The patient didn't want to be sedated, so we applied only local anesthesia.

Hawaiian Pidgin is spoken by the local population.

It's easy to tell the locals from the tourists.

I'm in the TWU, too. Local 6.

The expresses skipped my station, so I had to take a local.

I got barred from my local, so I've started going all the way into town for a drink.

Functional programming languages usually don't allow changing the immediate value of locals once they've been initialized, unless they're explicitly marked as being mutable.

It's never been more important to buy local.

Word Forms & Grammar

local (comparative more local, superlative most local)

local (plural locals)

Words That Rhyme With Local

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Origin of Local

Origin 1: From Middle English local, from Late Latin locālis (“belonging to a place”), possibly also via Old French local; ultimately from Latin locus (“a place”).

Origin 2: The ring-theoretic senses derive from Krull, who first referred to Noetherian commutative rings with a unique maximal ideal as "Stellenring" (Stellen (“place”) +‎ ring) in 1938.[1] The term was inspired by algebraic geometry, where local rings encode information about the behavior of curves (surfaces, etc.) at points; hence, describe "local" behavior.

Local: Key Facts

Part of speechadjective, noun, adverb
Pronunciation/ˈləʊ.kl̩/
Syllables2
MeaningFrom or in a nearby location
Synonymstopical and stopper
Antonymsglobal, express and fast
Plurallocals
Comparative / superlativemore local, most local

Pronouncing Local

The standard pronunciation of local is /ˈləʊ.kl̩/, spoken in 2 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (ləʊ).

Frequently Asked Questions About Local

Is local an adjective or a noun?

Local is mainly used as an adjective, but it can also be used as a noun and an adverb.

What is a synonym for local as an adjective?

As an adjective, synonyms for local include topical.

What is a synonym for local as a noun?

As a noun, synonyms for local include stopper.

What is the opposite of local?

Antonyms of local include global, express and fast.

What is the plural of local?

The plural of local is locals.

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