Synonyms for rural
ˈrʊər əlru·ral

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1. ruraladjective

   Synonyms:
   landly, campestral

   Antonyms:
   suburban, urban

2. ruraladjective

   pertaining to less-populated, non-urban areas

   Synonyms:
   landly, campestral

   Antonyms:
   urban, suburban

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1. rural

   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, country, hoidenish, inelegant, outlandish, pastoral, plain, rude, 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. rural

   Synonyms:
   countrified, rustic, agricultural, bucolic, verdant, sylvan, grassy, arcadian, pastoral

   Antonyms:
   urban, oppidan, civic

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1. ruraladjective

   living in or characteristic of farming or country life

   "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural"

   Antonyms:
   citified, city-born, city-like, cityfied, urban, urbanized, city-bred, urbanised

2. ruraladjective

   of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city

   "rural electrification"; "rural free delivery"

   Antonyms:
   urbanized, city-bred, city-like, urbanised, urban, citified, cityfied, city-born

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1. ruraladjective

   Synonyms:
   rustic, pastoral, country

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1. ruraladjective

   Synonyms:
   rustic, country, countrified, pastoral, bucolic, agrestic

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1. List of paraphrases for "rural":

   rurale, countryside, rurales, agricultural, village, campesina, rural-based, peasant, wsi, villages

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1. Charlie Kelly:

   These suburbs are just so much more similar to urban core communities today than to the rural counterparts that they [ more resembled ] 30 years ago.

2. Joshua Mashamba:

   When a rural school is electrified, a nearby clinic and growth point is covered too.

3. Kazuo Shimizu:

   We can diagnose people even living in a rural place without a hospital over the phone using this technology with smart phones. This is what we are aiming for.

4. Ecohealth Alliance president Peter Daszak:

   Then we'll see (virus) outbreaks begin not in markets this time, but in rural communities, (And) people won't talk to authorities because it is actually illegal.

5. Anthony Perez:

   We have these wonderful luxurious tourist destinations, but then there's half the population that's living in different degrees of poverty, a lot of these homes, especially in the rural areas, are made of flimsy materials. With the wind being so strong and then there being so much rain ... many of these families will probably be losing everything.