Pastoral Synonyms and Antonyms

păstər-əl, pă-stôr-
Of or relating to the countryside
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. rural
  2. bucolic
  3. arcadian
  4. rustic
  5. agrarian
  6. country
  7. simple
  8. campestral
  9. ecclesiastical
  10. provincial
  11. geoponic
  12. georgic
  13. idyllic
  14. innocent
  15. picturesque
  16. poem
  17. hick
  18. theocritean
Charmingly simple and carefree
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. idyllic
Antonyms:
  1. urban
  2. agitated
  3. busy
  4. bustling
A musical composition that evokes rural life
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. idyll
  2. verse
  3. play
  4. pastorale
  5. idyl
Charmingly simple and serene; idyllic.
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. rural

Words Related to Pastoral

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Pastoral Sentence Examples

  • For some years previously the pastoral industry had been declining Drought.

  • A more progressive form of pastoral industry is that of the tanche (enclosed holdings), in which the owner is both agriculturist and cattle raiser.

  • Robertson Smith, on the other hand, a new era was reached, in which the recently recognized existence of Totemism was made the basis of an attempt to give a 1 Scipione de Ricci, bishop of Pistoia from 1780 to 1791, on the ex-Jesuits requesting him to consecrate a bell dedicated to this object, issued a pastoral letter (3rd June 1784) in which he pointed out that the spirit of true religion was "far removed from fetichism," and warned his flock against "cardiolatry."

  • The rich pastoral regions where dairy-farming and the fattening of cattle are carried on with most success, viz.

  • Next to the pastoral industry, agriculture is the principal source of Australian wealth.

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