Synonyms for rural

Synonyms for (adj) rural

Synonyms: rural

Definition: living in or characteristic of farming or country life

Usage: rural people; large rural households; unpaved rural roads; an economy that is basically rural

Similar words: agrarian, agricultural, farming

Definition: relating to rural matters

Usage: an agrarian (or agricultural) society; farming communities


Similar words: rustic, agrestic

Definition: characteristic of the fields or country

Usage: agrestic simplicity; rustic stone walls


Similar words: arcadian, bucolic, pastoral

Definition: (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic

Usage: a country life of arcadian contentment; a pleasant bucolic scene; charming in its pastoral setting; rustic tranquility


Similar words: campestral

Definition: of fields or open country

Usage: living in campestral seclusion


Similar words: countrified, countryfied, rustic

Definition: characteristic of rural life

Usage: countrified clothes; rustic awkwardness


Similar words: country-bred

Definition: rough and uncouth

Usage: a country boy


Similar words: country-style

Definition: typical of the country

Usage: country-style sausage; country music


Similar words: cracker-barrel, folksy, homespun

Definition: characteristic of country life

Usage: cracker-barrel philosophy; folksy humor; the air of homespun country boys


Similar words: hobnailed

Definition: marked by the wearing of heavy boots studded with hobnails

Usage: hobnailed laborers


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