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
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of town
Others are new, building on a genuinely fresh and funny revelation that explains not only a cold open involving yakuza gangsters half a world away in Osaka, but also why this quaint town is sitting on a stash of weaponry big enough to overthrow the governments of several small nations.
—
Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Over the next 1,358 days, there would be just a handful of credible sightings of Phillips, mostly connected with petty crimes in nearby small towns.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
In 1975, Patti and husband Bill opened a six-room motel, followed quickly by an ice cream parlor in Grand Rivers, Kentucky, a small town in Western Kentucky about 30 minutes from Paducah.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Tommy Dorfman was getting ready to skip town, and fashion week, altogether — for good reason.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for town
Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Over the next 1,358 days, there would be just a handful of credible sightings of Phillips, mostly connected with petty crimes in nearby small towns.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
In 1975, Patti and husband Bill opened a six-room motel, followed quickly by an ice cream parlor in Grand Rivers, Kentucky, a small town in Western Kentucky about 30 minutes from Paducah.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Tommy Dorfman was getting ready to skip town, and fashion week, altogether — for good reason.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for town
Recent Examples of Synonyms for town
Noun
-
At the same time, the White House has ordered immigration enforcement in cities around the country.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
-
The changes affect libraries operated by Maricopa County and not cities that operate their own libraries, such as Phoenix.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
In 20 years, the idea of these dark celestial bodies had spread from Thornhill Rectory to the Royal Society’s assembly rooms in London, then to the global metropolis of Paris, and finally to Berlin.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Sep. 2025
-
So, any Gotham within a contemporary film in the Batman series that's going to be authentic has to be reflective of a modern American metropolis.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Town.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/town. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share