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

Connor Gilmartin, the Fire Safe Council’s director of development, sympathized with residents in the Tahoe Basin.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Erbe is among residents calling for a city moratorium on data center developments.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 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

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
Since it was first developed as New York City’s own miniature seaside resort town in the 1800s, Coney Island has been the place for city dwellers and tourists to catch a breath of salty air and a few hours of kitschy entertainment.

— Anna Hezel, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 July 2026

Definition of dweller

Noun

Workers were ordered to evacuate, along with occupants in nine surrounding buildings, including a private school, a Westin hotel, and the Israeli consulate.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 July 2026
All three occupants in the Lamborghini were hit and taken to Memorial Regional Hospital.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

Definition of occupant

Noun

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers shot and killed a Mexican national during an incident in Houston on Tuesday, the agency said.

— Armando Garcia, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Interpol identified the Ukrainian national as a dark-haired German-speaking woman who possibly has a tattoo of a snake on her arm.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 3 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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