TOWNSFOLK Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

townsfolk

noun

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as in townspeople

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Recent Examples of townsfolk His body, however, was never retrieved, and townsfolk continued to blame him for the murder of Chrissy Cunningham and the spooky events that followed in the once sleepy Midwest town. —

Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025 For Morrison, Limon football is the inevitable force that helps keep him and the rest of the townsfolk going. —

Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2025 Agnes is both a seer and healer, preparing natural remedies for the townsfolk to help with ailments and sickness. —

Nathan Smith, Time, 26 Nov. 2025 In a flash 300 people—ski patrol, maintenance, townsfolk—were there to help probe and search through the slide. —

Michael Paterniti, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for townsfolk

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town

Noun

From the opening scene of the family’s move to town, the soft and wistful light shapes the film’s emotional world.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Then on Friday, Israeli warplanes struck near a state security office in the southern town of Nabatieh, killing 13 officers, according to the Lebanese president’s office.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026