anyplace

American  

[en-ee-pleys] / ˈɛn iˌpleɪs /

adverb

1. anywhere.

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anyplace British  

/ ˈɛnɪˌpleɪs /

adverb

1. informal in, at, or to any unspecified place

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The adverb anyplace is most often written as one word: Anyplace you look there are ruins. It occurs mainly in informal speech and only occasionally in writing. Anywhere is by far the more common form in formal speech and edited writing. The same holds true, respectively, of the adverbial pairs everyplace and everywhere; noplace and nowhere; and someplace and somewhere. The two-word noun phrases any place, every place, no place, and some place occur, however, in all contexts: We can build the house in any place we choose. There's no place like home.

Etymology

Origin of anyplace

First recorded in 1915–20; any + place

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

anyplace

“The scale of money that is spent on San Francisco is unlike anyplace else,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

"Focus on getting a seat to anyplace from which you can then continue travel to DC, but the first priority will be getting expeditiously out of country," he was quoted as writing.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

“I’d really hoped that she would come, because we can’t get enough of hearing her beautiful laugh. She laughs like crazy. We would recognize it anyplace in this room.”

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2024

Last month, Mr Trump said he would take part in a TV forum with the Democratic president "anytime, anywhere, anyplace".

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2024

“Do you think there’s anyplace left in the world with pumpkin pie?” she asked.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer