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Synonyms & Antonyms of rustic
(Entry 1 of 2)
an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country
- a rustic who was awed by the prices that city dwellers had to pay
Synonyms for rustic
- bumpkin,
- chawbacon,
- churl,
- clodhopper,
- cornball,
- countryman,
- hayseed,
- hick,
- hillbilly,
- provincial,
- rube,
- yokel
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rustic
adjectivevariants:
also rustical
Synonyms & Antonyms of rustic (Entry 2 of 2)
1
lacking social grace and assurance
- rustic yokels whose first impulse was to smirk gawkily at anyone not of their own kind
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2
of, relating to, associated with, or typical of open areas with few buildings or people
- a rustic area that has a refreshing lack of billboards and shopping malls
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The first known use of rustic was in the 15th century
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