URBANITE Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

urbanite

noun

Definition of urbanite

as in suburbanite

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Recent Examples of urbanite For a book that focused on Black and brown urbanites with Caribbean and Latine connections, my playlist artists included Sade, Beyoncé, Rubén Blades, Kaytranada, La India, Luther Vandross, H.E.R., Gloria Estefan, Bad Bunny and more, some of whom are directly referenced on the page. — Clarence A. Haynes july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025 That type of foresight would be shared with readers decades before all-black wardrobes would become common with urbanites in major cities. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 June 2025 This progress has extended to informal settlements, the unplanned areas where the lowest-income urbanites live. — Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 China's new urbanites have enduring ties to the land. — Salvatore Babones, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2015 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

As long as the overall drink remains sufficiently boozy, cocktails that contain citrus—such as margaritas, daiquiris, and cosmopolitans—can also work well or just require a few slight tweaks.

— Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
That principle has crumbled so far in the face of Wembanyama’s combination of incomprehensible on-court abilities, youthful enthusiasm and cosmopolitan-unto-eccentric savoir faire.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 9 June 2026

Definition of cosmopolitan

Noun

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
The novel was adapted into a 1965 film, with Caine in a star-making performance as Deighton’s protagonist, a sardonic working-class sophisticate with a love of gourmet food.

— Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026

Definition of sophisticate

Noun

These slopes have served as chalkboards for ancient inhabitants, as observation posts for new galaxies and mineral concentrations.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
In 2015, El Salvador registered one of its most violent years, with 6,656 murders and a homicide rate of 106 per 100,000 inhabitants.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 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

Fortunately, Bagley’s cast doesn’t hold back in this slight but fun effort that features witches, zombies and other underground dwellers.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Beyond California, scientists are raising alarms over the planet’s warming oceans, which — coupled with a strong El Niño — could increase temperatures for land dwellers in the coming weeks.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

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