local

/lˈoʊkəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
   “local taxes”
2. of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood
   “local customs”
3. affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
   “local anesthesia”

noun

1. public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
   “the local seemed to take forever to get to New York”
2. anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

Synonyms for local

• localized
• topical
• local anesthetic
• local anaesthetic
• topical anesthetic
• topical anaesthetic

Antonyms of local

• national
• general
• express

Words that rhyme with local

• vocal
• focal
• boeckel
• moeckel
• socal
• sokol
• stoeckel
• stoeckle
• trokel
• vanroekel