Synonyms of town

town

noun

ˈtau̇n 

as in city

a thickly settled, highly populated area

after driving for miles with nothing but corn and wheat fields to look at, we were relieved to roll into a small town and have a bite to eat at the local diner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• city
• metropolis
• municipality
• suburb
• burg
• megalopolis
• borough
• megacity
• cosmopolis
• asphalt jungle
• downtown
• conurbation
• urban sprawl
• suburbia
• central city
• garden city
• midtown
• inner city
• core city
• exurb
• edge city

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of town

Gastevich was also critical of town building officials, saying that some houses were given occupancy permits where the land was not properly graded to specifications, which created drainage problems. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

With schedules posted everywhere and online, audiences can easily follow the fest’s headliners across town, popping in and out of gold-rush hangouts and gambling halls. — Jacqueline Kehoe, Midwest Living, 19 Aug. 2026

The year would also end up belonging to Bristol, a small town in Connecticut that was between New York and Boston, but – big time media-wise – couldn’t be any further from them. — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

The congregation was the organizing place for the sanitation workers’ strike that brought King to town in March 1968, weeks before he was assassinated there. — Jason Wollschleger, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026