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

1 sense of zoning

Sense 1
zoning -- (dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc)
       => division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation -- (the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb zone

2 senses of zone

Sense 1
zone, district -- (regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns)
       => regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern -- (bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate")

Sense 2
partition, zone -- (separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off")
       => separate, divide -- (make a division or separation)