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

All this coastal media was descending on this small town and characterizing it in terms of this one really bad thing. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Raitiere says the bulk of the recording happened at RCA Studio A in Nashville whenever Weir came through town. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026

South Park, which follows four foul-mouthed grade-schoolers in a fictional Colorado mountain town, debuted on Comedy Central on August 13, 1997. — Hanna Park, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Train stations helped guarantee foot traffic, enabling downtown shopping districts in smaller towns to thrive. — Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 9 Sep. 2026