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

2 senses of territorial

Sense 1
territorial -- (nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit)
       => soldier -- (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention")

Sense 2
territorial, territorial reserve -- (a territorial military unit)
       => guard -- (a military unit serving to protect some place or person)

Antonyms of adj territorial

2 of 3 senses of territorial

Sense 2
territorial (vs. nonterritorial) -- (displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders; "territorial behavior"; "strongly territorial birds")

nonterritorial (vs. territorial) -- (not displaying territoriality; "a nonterritorial species")

Sense 3
territorial (vs. extraterritorial) -- (belonging to the territory of any state or ruler; "territorial rights")

extraterritorial (vs. territorial), exterritorial -- (outside territorial limits or jurisdiction; "fishing in extraterritorial waters"; "enjoying exterritorial privileges and rights")

Similarity of adj territorial

3 senses of territorial

Sense 1
territorial -- (of or relating to a territory; "the territorial government of the Virgin Islands"; "territorial claims made by a country")

Sense 2
territorial (vs. nonterritorial) -- (displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders; "territorial behavior"; "strongly territorial birds")

Sense 3
territorial (vs. extraterritorial) -- (belonging to the territory of any state or ruler; "territorial rights")
       => jurisdictional -- (restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction; "the jurisdictional limits of a state")
       => regional -- (related or limited to a particular region; "a regional dialect")
       => sectional -- (related or limited to a distinct region or subdivision of a territory or community or group of people; "sectional tensions arose over slavery")