neighbors
People living nearby
Neighbors are people who live near you, typically in adjacent houses or apartments: Our neighbors invited us over for dinner.
The word extends to anything situated nearby—neighboring countries share borders, neighboring cells in a spreadsheet sit side by side.
As a verb, to neighbor is to be adjacent to: Our property neighbors the state park.
To be neighborly is to be friendly and helpful in the way good neighbors are expected to be.
Directly next to
- adjoiningSharing a border
- borderingSharing an edge with
- contiguousSharing a common boundary
- abuttingSharing a common border
flanking · side-by-side · surrounding · immediate · upstairs · downstairs · backyard · cul-de-sac
Warm, welcoming disposition
- helpfulnessDisposition toward aiding others
- potluckCommunal meal, shared contributions
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- lendingTemporary provision of resources
pet-sitting · carpooling · housewarming · cookout · barbecue · small-talk · waving · gossip
Verbal clash over differences
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
- tensionStretched or strained state
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
animosity · bickering · grievance · resentment · nuisance · trespassing · encroachment · eyesore
Property renters
- homeownersProperty-possessing residents
- occupantsThose residing somewhere
- dwellersThose who occupy space
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
locals · renters · leaseholders · housemates · roommates · families · households · newcomers
Support given freely
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- solidarityUnity among allies
sympathy · compassion · care · goodwill · hospitality · volunteering · eldercare · babysitting
adjacent
Directly next to
- adjoiningSharing a border
- borderingSharing an edge with
- contiguousSharing a common boundary
abutting · flanking · side-by-side · surrounding · immediate · upstairs · downstairs · backyard · cul-de-sac · block
friendliness
Warm, welcoming disposition
- helpfulnessDisposition toward aiding others
- potluckCommunal meal, shared contributions
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
lending · pet-sitting · carpooling · housewarming · cookout · barbecue · small-talk · waving · gossip · chitchat
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
- tensionStretched or strained state
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
quarrel · animosity · bickering · grievance · resentment · nuisance · trespassing · encroachment · eyesore · lawsuit
tenants
Property renters
- homeownersProperty-possessing residents
- occupantsThose residing somewhere
- dwellersThose who occupy space
inhabitants · locals · renters · leaseholders · housemates · roommates · families · households · newcomers · old-timers
aid
Support given freely
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- generosityReadiness to give freely
solidarity · sympathy · compassion · care · goodwill · hospitality · volunteering · eldercare · babysitting
subdivision
Portion of something larger
- townhouseAttached multi-floor urban residence
- duplexDivided dwelling, shared walls
- condoOwned multi-unit dwelling
HOA · zoning · density · lot · gentrification · suburbs · urban · rural · tenement · high-rise
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- supportsupport, emotional support, moral support, support group, stand by
- human groupstribe, clan, class, caste, crowd
- block partystreet closure, barricades, potluck, cookout, barbecue
- communitiesgated community, family, retirement community, cohousing, village
- communitykinship, community centers, mutual aid, brotherhood, camaraderie
neighborsstrangers
People unknown to you
outsiders · foreigners · aliens · invaders · passersby
neighborsstrangers
People unknown to you
family · kin · relatives · loved ones · blood relations
- next-door neighborPerson living immediately adjacent
- upscale neighborhoodProsperous residential district
- neighborhood schoolsInstitutions serving local students
- next door neighbors
- in the neighborhoodApproximately near; close
- good neighborConsiderate person living nearby
neighbor, neighborhood, neighboring, neighborly, neighbored, neighbour, neighbours, neighborhoods, neighborliness