Synonyms of villages

villages

noun

plural of village

as in hamlets

a small residential settlement

we stayed in a charming bed-and-breakfast in a lakeside village

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hamlets
• vills
• outposts
• bourgs
• townlets
• whistle-stops
• cow towns
• Podunks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of villages

Earlier, the Houthis seized several villages and areas on Taiz's outskirts, paving the way for the rebels to encircle Taiz, Yemen's third-largest city. — Ahmed Al-Haj, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

The property itself was first built by the Medici family and sits in the Val d’Orcia, hugged by endless hills dotted by cypresses and quaint villages. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

In Russia, Ukrainian drone strikes killed a civilian and wounded two more in the Belgorod region, in villages just kilometers (miles) from the Ukrainian border, local authorities said Saturday. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

There are so many pretty villages in the Cotswolds and wider England, but some would claim that Castle Combe is the fairest of them all—and this home lives up to all expectations. — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Lebanon’s Hezbollah was severely weakened by an Israeli invasion into southern Lebanese villages, and the fall of Iran’s ally in Syria, Bashar al-Assad, has forced Iranian groups to concede strategic territory. — Sarah Tamimi, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

All politics is local, especially in poor rural villages like Gilgil, Kenya, which elected Martha Wangari Wanjira to parliament. — Vivienne Walt, Time, 30 Sep. 2026

In New England, the first act was to steal our corn and acorns and beans in 1620 and to torch our villages with men, women, and children inside and to sell the survivors into slavery. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

After war broke out over religious and political differences in 1642, people had to flee when their villages became war zones, while other places were filled with desperate refugees. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026