Synonyms for COUNTRY
ˈkʌn tricoun·t·ry

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. country

   Rural and rustic are alike derived from the Latin rus, country, and may be alike defined as pertaining to, characteristic of, or dwelling in the country; but in usage rural refers especially to scenes or objects in the country, considered as the work of nature; rustic refers to their effect upon man or to their condition as affected by human agency; as, a rural scene; a rustic party; a rustic lass. We speak, however, of the rural population, rural simplicity, etc. Rural has always a favorable sense; rustic frequently an unfavorable one, as denoting a lack of culture and refinement; thus, rustic politeness expresses that which is well-meant, but awkward; similar ideas are suggested by a rustic feast, rustic garb, etc. Rustic is, however, often used of a studied simplicity, an artistic rudeness, which is pleasing and perhaps beautiful; as, a rustic cottage; a rustic chair. Pastoral refers to the care of flocks, and to the shepherd's life with the pleasing associations suggested by the old poetic ideal of that life; as, pastoral poetry. Bucolic is kindred to pastoral, but is a less elevated term, and sometimes slightly contemptuous.

   Synonyms:
   agricultural, artless, awkward, boorish, bucolic, clownish, coarse, countrified, hoidenish, inelegant, outlandish, pastoral, plain, rude, rural, rustic, sylvan, uncouth, unpolished, unsophisticated, untaught, verdant

   Antonyms:
   accomplished, city-like, cultured, elegant, polished, polite, refined, urban, urbane, well-bred

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1. state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politicnoun

   a politically organized body of people under a single government

   "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"

   Synonyms:
   landed estate, state of matter, body politic, commonwealth, ground, nation, farming, province, res publica, kingdom, solid ground, state, dry land, estate, realm, land, country, soil, area, acres, republic, demesne, earth, democracy, rural area, terra firma, domain

2. country, state, landnoun

   the territory occupied by a nation

   "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"

   Synonyms:
   landed estate, state of matter, body politic, commonwealth, ground, nation, farming, province, res publica, kingdom, solid ground, state, dry land, estate, realm, land, country, soil, area, acres, demesne, earth, rural area, terra firma, domain

3. nation, land, countrynoun

   the people who live in a nation or country

   "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"

   Synonyms:
   landed estate, res publica, body politic, commonwealth, ground, rural area, state, area, kingdom, solid ground, nation, dry land, estate, realm, land, country, soil, farming, acres, demesne, earth, terra firma, domain

4. country, rural areanoun

   an area outside of cities and towns

   "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"

   Synonyms:
   nation, country, state, rural area, res publica, body politic, commonwealth, land, area

5. area, countrynoun

   a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

   "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"

   Synonyms:
   res publica, body politic, commonwealth, state, orbit, sphere, surface area, arena, nation, land, country, area, expanse, region, field, rural area, domain

Matched Categories

1. • Administrative District
   • Geographical Area
   • People
   • Political Unit
   • Region

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1. countrynoun

   Synonyms:
   region, land

2. countrynoun

   Synonyms:
   rural parts (as distinguished from city)

3. countryadjective

   Synonyms:
   rustic, rural

4. countryadjective

   Synonyms:
   rude, rough, unrefined, uncultivated, countrified

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. countryadjective

   Synonyms:
   rural, rustic, agrestic

2. countrynoun

   Synonyms:
   region, territory, nation, rural parts, farming region

   Associated words:
   patriotism, patriot, patriotic, incivism, compatriot, expatriate, expatriation, deport, deportation, repatriate, repatriation, national, rusticate, rustication

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1. List of paraphrases for "country":

   countries, qatari, state, national, nation, país, land, balad, homeland, states, territory, qatar-based, canada, kraj, jurisdictions, patrie

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1. Government Outreach Director Katie Harbath:

   We won’t always get it right. We know we’ll miss some ads and in other cases we’ll identify some we shouldn’t. We’ll keep working on the process and improve as we go, in the coming months we’ll expand our ad transparency features to other countries and work with international partners to determine what issues to include for each country. We know that outside experts, researchers, and academics can also help by analyzing political advertising on Facebook.

2. Shweta Bansal:

   Parts of the country are just as vulnerable if not more vulnerable than they were in December, 2020.

3. Fannie Lou Hamer:

   Now, we've got to make some changes in this country, the changes we have to have in this country are going to be for the liberation of all people—because nobody's free until everybody's free.

4. James Elliott:

   If you look at disasters across the country over recent decades, there's almost always stuff going on simultaneously, but what's changed is the intensity of impact, in part due to climate change but also due to increased development in harm's way, so the way to improve is to think about long-term solutions to these long-term problems.

5. Steve King:

   We're in the business also of making a recommendation to the rest of the country.