SUBURBANITE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

suburbanite

noun

Definition of suburbanite

as in resident

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Recent Examples of suburbanite Hamm plays a suburbanite who steals from his wealthy New York neighbors to maintain his upper-crust lifestyle. — ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026 The film, which brings back Bob Odenkirk as a typical suburbanite who racks up a serious body count when not driving a minivan, is projected to earn between $10 million to $12 million from 3,200 North American theaters. — Brent Lang, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025 Kevin Nealon played Doug Wilson, a weed-loving suburbanite who gets tangled up in Nancy's drug business. — Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Among Central Valley residents opposition is a little lighter, with 38% strongly opposed and 29% somewhat opposed.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Many residents have also submitted letters for the commission’s consideration.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

Definition of resident

Noun

Young urbanites here were more likely than under-30s anywhere else to rate their city as an ideal environment to make friends.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
For a book that focused on Black and brown urbanites with Caribbean and Latine connections, my playlist artists included Sade, Beyoncé, Rubén Blades, Kaytranada, La India, Luther Vandross, H.E.R., Gloria Estefan, Bad Bunny and more, some of whom are directly referenced on the page.

— Clarence A. Haynes July 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025

Definition of urbanite

Noun

Fortunately, Bagley’s cast doesn’t hold back in this slight but fun effort that features witches, zombies and other underground dwellers.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Beyond California, scientists are raising alarms over the planet’s warming oceans, which — coupled with a strong El Niño — could increase temperatures for land dwellers in the coming weeks.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of dweller

Noun

These slopes have served as chalkboards for ancient inhabitants, as observation posts for new galaxies and mineral concentrations.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
In 2015, El Salvador registered one of its most violent years, with 6,656 murders and a homicide rate of 106 per 100,000 inhabitants.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026

Definition of inhabitant

Noun

Authorities said Wednesday that 16 occupants had been rescued, some with injuries, while one victim was confirmed dead and three others were reported missing.

— Michael McGough Updated July 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was later pronounced dead.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Definition of occupant

Noun

Still, the agents involved in the fatal shooting of a Mexican national in Houston last week did not have body cameras, a Homeland Security spokesperson confirmed.

— Holmes Lybrand, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
The most recent death happened Monday in Biddeford, Maine, where ICE agents tried to pull over the car of 26-year-old Joan Durán Guerrero, a Colombian national.

— Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 14 July 2026

Definition of national

Noun

Accordingly, the First Continental Congress wrote to Quebec’s habitants – residents of French origin – to invite them to join their new nationalist project.

— Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
One of those new habitants, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced last week, was Lily Pond in Long Island.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

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