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rural

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of rural

of, relating to, associated with, or typical of open areas with few buildings or people

grew up in a rural community where more than half the people were farmers

a painter noted for his rural landscapes

Synonyms of rural

bucolic, country, pastoral, rustic (also rustical)

Words Related to rural

backwoods, backwoodsy, countrified (also countryfied), provincial

agrarian, agricultural

nonurban, semirural

Near Antonyms of rural

citified, urbanized

metro, metropolitan, municipal

nonagricultural, nonfarm

Antonyms of rural

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