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

Begin with a night in Drake Bay, the remote gateway town to Corcovado National Park.

— Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2026
Organizers said two-thirds of the participants who signed up lived outside big cities, a 40% increase over last time in those from suburban, small town and rural addresses.

— Susan Page, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026