URBANITE Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

urbanite

noun

Definition of urbanite

as in suburbanite

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as in cosmopolitan

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Recent Examples of urbanite This is an urban hotel, with an ultra-chic vibe, frequented by modern urbanites from all over the world. — Isabelle Kliger, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026 The 25-page reference guide presents statistics that challenge the perception among urbanites that small towns are dominated by white conservatives and people with minimal education. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026 Even New York City’s urbanites have convenient options for hitting the slopes. — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025 The online messaging appealed particularly to young urbanites. — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for urbanite

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Noun

Hamm plays a suburbanite who steals from his wealthy New York neighbors to maintain his upper-crust lifestyle.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The film, which brings back Bob Odenkirk as a typical suburbanite who racks up a serious body count when not driving a minivan, is projected to earn between $10 million to $12 million from 3,200 North American theaters.

— Brent Lang, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025

Definition of suburbanite

Noun

When South Beach was still a sleepy town, before the ‘90s boom, Epicure was the one place welcoming the cosmopolitan.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
But her perspective is internet-era cosmopolitan; young but preternaturally wise about self-reliance.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of cosmopolitan

Noun

Hawaii residents are still recovering from Hurricane Lala, which produced heavy rain and winds strong enough to sweep about 100 homes off their foundations on the Big Island.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
With California’s coast getting pounded by strong waves amid a strengthening El Niño, residents and government leaders are turning to big rocks and seawalls to protect homes and keep a railroad from falling into the sea.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of resident

Noun

The homeowners, who launched the modern apothecary brand Malin+Goetz in 2004 out of a white-box Manhattan storefront, have settled into life as rural sophisticates.

— Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026
International sophisticates of every age, seasonal trade-fair young professionals, glamour puss models, honeymooners, couples with kids in tow, heads of state and some of the world’s biggest film stars.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2026

Definition of sophisticate

Noun

The Engadin Valley is part of the eastern Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden with about 25,000 inhabitants and the highest mountains are in the Bernina Range.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
Instead of ignoring the noise and letting the backlash blow over, Espinal showed up to the set and posted a video explaining to New Yorkers why, in the long term, productions like this are a boon to the city and its inhabitants.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of inhabitant

Noun

As for the documentary, that was spurred by Scorsese's trip to Polizzi Generosa, a town where her father's ancestors are from, in the Italian metropolitan of Palermo.

— Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
From Atlantic beaches to Western mountains to central metropolitans, there’s a destination suited to every type of traveler.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025

Definition of metropolitan

Noun

Hours at a time isn’t an exaggeration, especially since the 14S lasted a jaw-dropping 38 hours and 29 minutes in our video testing, which is the kind of endurance coffee shop dwellers can only dream about.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
Beneath the balcony, this street, witness to and confidante of the entire twenty-three years of these young people’s lives, was languishing in the fragrant July night, densely thronged with strolling city dwellers even now.

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of dweller

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