Synonyms of villages

villages

noun

plural of village

as in hamlets

a small residential settlement

we stayed in a charming bed-and-breakfast in a lakeside village

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hamlets
• vills
• outposts
• bourgs
• townlets
• whistle-stops
• cow towns
• Podunks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of villages

On the battlefield, Zelenskyy was optimistic, saying Ukraine had almost completely regained control of the Dnipropetrovsk region, with only about 10 square kilometers and three small villages remaining outside Ukrainian control. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

As for the battlefield situation, Zelensky was optimistic, saying Ukraine had almost completely regained control of the Dnipropetrovsk region, with only about 4 square miles and three small villages remaining outside Ukrainian control. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

The epidemic that started in Mennonite villages in Mexico spread into neighboring Indigenous communities. — Kathryn H. Jacobsen, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

The region is made up of various villages and hamlets, including Port Carling (where scenes from the show were filmed at locations like Mortimer’s Point Marina). — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026

As far back as Abdeen could remember, these car rides were the only time his father sang the ataaba, songs of the villages from the old world. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

This involves regularly visiting and even staying overnight in Palestinian villages or homes as a way to deter settler attacks. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026

But passing motorists largely knew nothing of the collection of handmade replica of catacombs, Biblical scenes and Israelite villages beneath it. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026

Fragments appeared to have fallen in an uninhabited area between two villages. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026