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

Nepal is still recovering from devastating flooding in August that swept away several villages, leaving more than 1,400 people dead and nearly 6,000 missing. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

There are so many pretty villages in the Cotswolds and wider England, but some would claim that Castle Combe is the fairest of them all—and this home lives up to all expectations. — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Lebanon’s Hezbollah was severely weakened by an Israeli invasion into southern Lebanese villages, and the fall of Iran’s ally in Syria, Bashar al-Assad, has forced Iranian groups to concede strategic territory. — Sarah Tamimi, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

In New England, the first act was to steal our corn and acorns and beans in 1620 and to torch our villages with men, women, and children inside and to sell the survivors into slavery. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Russia's Defense Ministry, meanwhile, said Russian troops captured the villages of Novovodiane in the Donetsk region and Ulanove in the northern Sumy region. — Hanna Arhirova, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

After war broke out over religious and political differences in 1642, people had to flee when their villages became war zones, while other places were filled with desperate refugees. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Nepal is recovering from devastating flooding in August that swept away several villages, leaving more than 1,400 people dead and nearly 6,000 others missing. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

The Des Plaines River provides scenic recreation and fishing as well as running through many suburban villages. — Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026