Synonyms of suburbia

suburbia

noun

sə-ˈbər-bē-ə 

as in outskirts

the districts adjacent to a city

the migration of families to suburbia and the resulting disintegration of inner-city neighborhoods

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outskirts
• countryside
• environs
• exurbia
• purlieus
• country

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• downtown
• inner city
• midtown
• core city

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of suburbia

Get an exclusive look at Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor defending suburbia against dinosaurs in The End of Oak Street. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026

His impulsiveness and violence drive the tension in the season, which finds the central group of friends grown up and scattered across Los Angeles, their bad decisions unprotected by the guardrails of suburbia. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 29 May 2026

Over time, the pond filled with bass and bluegill and became a magnet for wildlife — blue herons, cranes, geese, mallards, and the kind of nighttime soundtrack that makes the place feel far removed from suburbia. — David Caraccio may 23, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026

But at a time when Silicon Valley is currently abuzz about orbital data centers and ocean-going AI data centers, data center nodes embedded in suburbia may stand on more solid footing—at least until homeowner associations catch wind of them. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 12 May 2026