Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tenderloin

2 senses of tenderloin

Sense 1
combat zone, tenderloin -- (a city district known for its vice and high crime rate)
       => city district -- (a district of a town or city)

Sense 2
tenderloin, undercut -- (the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column)
       => cut, cut of meat -- (a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)