SUBURBANITES Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

suburbanites

noun

plural of suburbanite

as in urbanites

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Noun

The group has properties in multiple destination towns and cities, from the old capital of Ayutthaya to the island of Phuket.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Balatonfüred, one of its most popular vacation towns, is a one-and-a-half-hour drive from Budapest.

— Lucy Handley, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of towns

Noun

DeSantis also warned residents far outside the cone to watch for tornadoes, which can spawn before the core of Isaias moves ashore.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Older residents here repeat a mantra that the country has been through worse, notably when Iraq launched Scud missiles in 1991 during the first Gulf War.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of residents

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Soon the village doctor is found murdered and the townsfolk turn on the boy, leaving the stranger as his only hope.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
There’s no excuse, though, for wheeling in some talkative NPC just to explain why the townsfolk are acting skittish.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026

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