as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area
such modern megacities as São Paulo and Mexico City
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of megacity
Broken skybridge Elsewhere across the Southeast Asian megacity, glitzy glass-and-steel buildings home to expensive real estate swayed and groaned when the quake hit, showering dust onto the ground.
—
Will Ripley, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
The noisy, smelly thrum of traffic has been replaced by an unusual quiet for a megacity.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Think about an Asian megacity hit by a typhoon for a day or two.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2016
Many installations have short-term capacities in excess of 1 GW—the largest one is about 3 GW—and more than one would be needed for a megacity completely dependent on solar and wind generation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2016
See All Example Sentences for megacity
Will Ripley, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
The noisy, smelly thrum of traffic has been replaced by an unusual quiet for a megacity.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Think about an Asian megacity hit by a typhoon for a day or two.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2016
Many installations have short-term capacities in excess of 1 GW—the largest one is about 3 GW—and more than one would be needed for a megacity completely dependent on solar and wind generation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2016
See All Example Sentences for megacity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for megacity
Noun
-
In a live-and-let-live city that likes to signal its virtues, can empathy and stricter law enforcement go hand-in-hand?—
Jason Motlagh,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2025
-
What to know about ticket sales and prices in different cities Tickets initially went on sale for Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter and Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour in February.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
In those nine minutes of footage, the camera meanders through an optimistic, dynamic metropolis where new technologies breed new visions and big plans.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
-
The city, a boomtown in the last decade thanks to the explosion of wealth generated by its homegrown tech industry, has struggled more than almost any other US metropolis to rebound after the Covid-19 pandemic.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
With brick sidewalks and boutiques housed in historic buildings, this town provides a true glimpse into the past.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2025
-
That number is quickly dwindling due to depopulation—some towns have not experienced a birth in more than a decade.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Megacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megacity. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share