Suburb Synonyms and Antonyms

sŭbûrb
The periphery of a city or town.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. suburbia
  2. environs
  3. outskirts
  4. residential district
  5. outlying district
  6. Used in plural: edge
  7. faubourg
  8. outskirt
  9. fringe
  10. banlieue (French)
  11. precincts
  12. neighborhood
  13. skirt
  14. purlieu
  15. suburban area
Antonyms:
  1. metropolis
  2. center

Words Related to Suburb

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.

Suburb Sentence Examples

  • There is a suburb on the right bank of the stream.

  • To the north lies the populous suburb of St Mary Church.

  • Of these, the most important and most imposing is that of Kazemain, in the northern suburb of the western city.

  • The priory church, now the parish church of the suburb of Monkton, contains monuments of the families of Meyrick of Bush and Owen of Orielton.

  • On the main promontory, with Valletta, stands the suburb Floriana; Fort St Elmo, with a lighthouse, stands on the extremity of the promontory; the suburb Sliema lies on the point which encloses the Marsamuschetto harbour; Fort Ricasoli on the opposite point enclosing the east, Grand, or Great Harbour.

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