Rural synonyms and antonyms
ro͝or'əl
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Of or connected to country music.
Of or relating to the countryside
agrestic
Crude; uncouth
exurban
Of, pertaining to, or residing in an exurb
rusticity
That which makes something rustic.
georgic
Having to do with agriculture or husbandry
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Of, relating to, or growing in uncultivated land or open fields.
Of or characteristic of shepherds or flocks; pastoral.
Of or pertaining to agriculture; connected with, or engaged in, tillage; as, the agricultural class; agricultural implements, wages, et cetera.
Of or relating to the countryside
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Made of unfinished or roughly finished wood:
commercial (antonym)
Sponsored by an advertiser or paid for by advertising:
Pertaining to the backwoods.
The definition of agrarian is relating to land, the ownership of land or to farming.
backwoodsy
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province.
city (antonym)
Of, in, for, or characteristic of a city
Characteristic of rural life, idealized as peaceful, simple, and natural
Living or found in the woods or forest
The condition, rank, or conduct of a peasant.
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Narrowness of outlook; exclusive concern with local matters
Of or like a hick or hicks
tourism (related)
farming (related)
metropolitan (antonym)
Of or relating to an ecclesiastical metropolitan.
semi-urban (related)
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countryside (related)
sustainable (related)
drought-prone (related)
regeneration (related)
geoponic
(Rare) Related to agriculture
Scenic or picturesque:
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suburban (antonym)
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a suburb.
town (antonym)
Town means relating to a residential area that is smaller than a city and larger than a village.
non-rural (related)
housing (related)
coastal (related)
agriculture (related)
community (related)
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Of or relating to the countryside
industrial (antonym)
(Of a society or country) Having many industries; industrialized.
Synonym Study
- In contrast, bucolic , also a literary term, suggests a down-to-earth rustic simplicity or artlessness her bucolic suitor
- Pastoral , often used in literary contexts, suggests a highly idealized primitive simplicity of rural life, originally among shepherds
- Rustic stresses the contrast between the supposed crudeness and unsophistication of the country and the supposed polish and refinement of the city rustic humor
- Rural is the comprehensive, nonspecific word referring to life on the farm or in the country as distinguished from life in the city rural schools
Find another word for rural. In this page you can discover 51 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for rural, like: country, farm, agrestic, exurban, agronomic, rusticity, georgic, campestral, bucolic, urban and agricultural.
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