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

Disney Theatrical Group’s shows and experiences draw close to 40 million visitors each year in 300 cities across five continents. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026

Flood watches remained in effect for cities such as Indianapolis, Columbus, Ohio, and Charleston, West Virginia, with additional rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms set to move through over the next 24 hours. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

The discovery is the latest in a series of archaeological finds from ancient cities mentioned in the Book of Revelation. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Collapsed buildings East Nusa Tenggara Police Chief Rudi Darmoko said power outages hampered the spread of information about the impact of the earthquake in cities and villages, complicating search and rescue efforts. — Yacob Herin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Tourism has brought Orlando extraordinary prosperity, employment and an international identity few American cities could replicate. — Dan Bray, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

At the final stop, so to speak, before Antarctica, the weather is harshly volatile, and in the wilderness surrounding the few small cities and towns, civilization dwindles almost to nothing. — Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

Residents in several cities - including Gardnerville, Sebastopol, Santa Rosa, Davis and Watsonville - reported experiencing the quake, according to the USGS DYFI report. — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Then, as deregulation and contraction brought cost-cutting, more stations farmed out traffic coverage to the point that large numbers of radio stations get reports from people not even in their cities. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026