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

Drawing on the rich architectural heritage here, magnificent historic properties have been turned into elegant boutique hotels, not only in the capital but also in tranquil villages across the island. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2026

The restricted lanes are expected to include major freeways that cut across Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties and connect game venues with the Olympic villages, where athletes and coaches will stay. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Chieftain Rajah Tupas resisted the Spanish for nearly a month before Legazpi bombarded local villages, forcing Tupas into a settlement. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Nine days after flash flooding washed away valleys and buried entire villages, rescue workers in Nepal had started to shift their operations from finding survivors to recovering bodies. — Kosh Raj Koirala, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

By mid-afternoon the next day, residents in the surrounding villages were told to vacate their premises. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Their charred carcasses litter the steep lanes leading to the villages, while the houses have been reduced to nothing more than piles of smoking ashes. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Entire villages and communities were wiped out, hundreds killed, and thousands more are still missing, including many tourists. — Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

Rights groups say the increasing settler presence on the edge of Palestinian villages, like Qusra, is part of a wider effort by settlers to seize more land from Palestinians, further eating into territory where Palestinians aim to establish a state. — Pesha Magid Reuters, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026