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town

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of town

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 of town

asphalt jungle, burg, city, cosmopolis, megacity, megalopolis, metropolis, municipality
Words Related to town

borough

conurbation

urban sprawl

exurb, suburb, suburbia

central city, edge city, garden city

core city, downtown, inner city, midtown

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