PURLIEU Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

purlieu

noun

ˈpərl-(ˌ)yü

as in haunt

a place for spending time or for socializing the restaurant, the preferred purlieu of the theatergoing crowd, is always packed an hour or two before showtime

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Relevance

as in vicinity

purlieus plural an adjoining region or space we stopped at one of the several pubs in the purlieus of the stadium

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as in outskirts

purlieus plural the districts adjacent to a city such gated communities are common among the purlieus of these Midwestern cities

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purlieu

Noun

Although Aspen is both an all-year town, as January trudges on, Vogue has compiled our favorite local haunts and buzzy hangouts for the season.

Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
Over the years, the hotel hosted many of the festival’s famed guests, earning it a reputation as a kind of Grand Budapest Hotel of the Levant—a haunt for musicians and poets such as Miles Davis, Fairuz, and Jean Cocteau.

Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025

Definition of haunt

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