# anyplace

/ˈɛniˌpɫeɪs/ (US) · /ˈɛnɪplˌeɪs/ (UK) · CEFR B1 · Adverb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/anyplace
Updated: 2026-10-19

## Definition

in any place at all, the same as anywhere. You use it mostly in speaking, especially in American English.

For teachers: in or to any place; synonymous with anywhere, but chiefly American and colloquial. Typically appears after the verb or at the end of the clause.

## Examples

- I cannot find my keys anyplace in the house.
- We looked anyplace we could think of for a parking spot near the stadium.
- The letter could be anyplace in the archive, buried among decades of uncatalogued correspondence that no one has fully sorted.

## Synonyms

anywhere

## Antonyms

nowhere

## Usage notes

- Typically placed after the verb or at the end of the clause.

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