Synonyms of cities

cities

noun

plural of city

as in towns

a thickly settled, highly populated area

commuters who drive every day between their homes in the suburbs and their jobs in the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• towns
• metropolises
• municipalities
• suburbs
• megalopolises
• megacities
• burgs
• boroughs
• asphalt jungles
• suburbias
• conurbations
• cosmopolises
• downtowns
• exurbs
• central cities
• garden cities
• edge cities
• inner cities
• core cities
• urban sprawls
• midtowns

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cities

The operation took place in cities across the West Bank just days before Israelis vote on whether to keep Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in power. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Tear gas has been used by police in at least four French cities today, including Lyon, Lille, Marseille and Bordeaux. — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

The General Staff said the plant makes components for the cruise and ballistic missiles Russia fires at Ukrainian cities. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

The embassy said in a statement Monday that partial curfews had been introduced in several French cities, with additional restrictions possible. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

The installation will include about 100 postcards by the Postbox Ghana collective depicting tropical modernist architectural buildings in cities such as Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi. — Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

The run is part of his massive Together, Together global residency that consists of 50 shows across seven cities. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026

Forecasters are warning South Florida residents that numerous cities will be drenched in rainfall that may lead to bouts of flash flooding and some thunderstorms Saturday night. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Rioting broke out in some cities as luxury boutiques and supermarkets were looted while public buildings were defaced and even set on fire. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026