Rural synonyms and antonyms

ro͝or'əl

Of or connected to country music.

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Of or relating to the countryside

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agrestic

Crude; uncouth

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exurban

Of, pertaining to, or residing in an exurb

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Of or pertaining to agronomy.

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rusticity

That which makes something rustic.

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georgic

Having to do with agriculture or husbandry

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Of, relating to, or growing in uncultivated land or open fields.

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Of or characteristic of shepherds or flocks; pastoral.

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urban (antonym)

Characteristic of city life.

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Of or pertaining to agriculture; connected with, or engaged in, tillage; as, the agricultural class; agricultural implements, wages, et cetera.

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Pertaining to ancient Arcadia.

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(Of soil) difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable

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Of or relating to the countryside

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villatic

(Obsolete) Of or pertaining to a farm or village; rural.

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Made of unfinished or roughly finished wood:

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commercial (antonym)

Sponsored by an advertiser or paid for by advertising:

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Pertaining to the backwoods.

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The definition of agrarian is relating to land, the ownership of land or to farming.

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backwoodsy

(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods

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That exists and evolved within the confines of an ecosystem.

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Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province.

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city (antonym)

Of, in, for, or characteristic of a city

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(Zoology) Consisting of a single individual or zooid; not compound.

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Characteristic of rural life, idealized as peaceful, simple, and natural

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Living or found in the woods or forest

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Not spoiled or touched; pure.

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The condition, rank, or conduct of a peasant.

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Narrowness of outlook; exclusive concern with local matters

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(Uncountable) The state of being rural.

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Of or like a hick or hicks

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tourism (related)

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farming (related)

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metropolitan (antonym)

Of or relating to an ecclesiastical metropolitan.

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semi-urban (related)

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countryside (related)

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sustainable (related)

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drought-prone (related)

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regeneration (related)

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Rural, rustic; unsophisticated.

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geoponic

(Rare) Related to agriculture

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Scenic or picturesque:

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suburban (antonym)

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a suburb.

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town (antonym)

Town means relating to a residential area that is smaller than a city and larger than a village.

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non-rural (related)

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housing (related)

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coastal (related)

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agriculture (related)

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community (related)

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Of or relating to the countryside

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industrial (antonym)

(Of a society or country) Having many industries; industrialized.

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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.