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Synonyms for rustic
ˈrʌs tɪkrus·tic

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English Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 3 votes

  1. rustic

    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, rural, sylvan, uncouth, unpolished, unsophisticated, untaught, verdant

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. rusticnoun

    Synonyms:
    clown, boor, clod, go, leuc, booby

    Antonyms:
    beau, savant, dandy, man of, the wond

  2. rusticadjective

    Synonyms:
    rural, agricultural, bucolic, nomadic, sylvan, verdant, pastoral, rude, awkward, unpolished, clownish, clumsy, rough, coarse, plain, unsophisticated, simple, artless, primitive

    Antonyms:
    urban, oppidan, civic, fashionable, modish, elegant, sophisticated, refined, courtly, polished

Princeton's WordNet3.3 / 3 votes

  1. rusticadjective

    an unsophisticated country person

    Antonyms:
    urban, cosmopolitan

  2. countrified, countryfied, rusticadjective

    characteristic of rural life

    "countrified clothes"; "rustic awkwardness"

    Synonyms:
    bumpkinly, hick, unsophisticated, agrestic, countryfied, countrified

    Antonyms:
    urban, cosmopolitan

  3. bumpkinly, hick, rustic, unsophisticatedadjective

    awkwardly simple and provincial

    "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists"

    Synonyms:
    unsophisticated, countryfied, unworldly, hick, agrestic, countrified, bumpkinly, uncomplicated

    Antonyms:
    urban, cosmopolitan

  4. agrestic, rusticadjective

    characteristic of the fields or country

    "agrestic simplicity"; "rustic stone walls"

    Synonyms:
    bumpkinly, hick, countryfied, unsophisticated, countrified, agrestic

    Antonyms:
    cosmopolitan, urban

Dictionary of English Synonymes5.0 / 1 vote

  1. rusticadjective

    Synonyms:
    rural, country

  2. rusticadjective

    Synonyms:
    countrified, unpolished, uncouth, inelegant, hoiden, hoidenish, rough, rude, outlandish, boorish, barbarous

  3. rusticnoun

    Synonyms:
    swain, peasant, clown, boor, lout, hind, bumpkin, countryman

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 1 vote

  1. rusticadjective

    Synonyms:
    rural, country, agrestic, unpolished, countrified, uncouth, rude, rough, coarse, plain, simple, inelegant, homely, artless, unaffected

  2. rusticnoun

    Synonyms:
    countryman, farmer, boor, churl, hind, put, carl, yokel

PPDB, the paraphrase database5.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "rustic":

    hardy, primitive, sturdy, rudimentary

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#2561rural
#3128agricultural
#3226plain
#5548rough
#10393hardy
#10591primitive
#12199rude
#13631clown
#13963pastoral
#14475coarse
#14954sturdy
#15519rustic
#17452awkward
#27065sylvan
#28776clumsy
#32733nomadic
#36939rudimentary
#43534uncomplicated
#45805outlandish
#46295booby
#53253hick
#61296verdant
#78515unsophisticated
#83754boor
#98129bucolic
#98549uncouth
#105622clod
#106009artless
#109339unpolished
#116847inelegant
#117069boorish
#231284unworldly
#237471clownish
#245417countrified
#261906untaught

How to use rustic in a sentence?

  1. J. R. R. Tolkien:

    The Hobbits are just rustic English people, made small in size because it reflects the generally small reach of their imagination.

  2. President Donald Trump:

    Yeah, Camp David is very rustic, it's nice, you'd like it. You know how long you'd like it ? For about 30 minutes.

  3. Phil Keoghan:

    My preference is much more of the rustic, off-the-beaten-path travel experience or activity for the teams, just because I love the' fish out of water' aspect of' Amazing Race,'.

  4. Horace:

    He who postpones the hour of living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.


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