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

In the United States, the top names are numerical—Main/First, Second, Third, and Fourth—as if its towns were coördinate planes. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Sunday, sheriff’s deputies were called to a home in Pixley, a town of fewer than 4,000 residents between Tulare and Delano along California 99. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

The couple bought a home in Marshfield, a coastal town where Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler also resides. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2026

Across town, Rune Sports Club takes the club idea into a younger, more urban direction. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026