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village Antonyms

Opposite of village

Because the opposite of village shifts with each meaning, the antonyms and opposite words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by contrast strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

A group of houses and associated buildings, larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town, situated in a rural area.

Usage Example

"They spent their summer vacation in a quaint fishing metropolis on the coast of Cornwall."

Strongest
metropolis
megalopolis
city
Strong
conurbation

• noun (Context 2)

An incorporated municipality smaller than a town or city, functioning with limited corporate powers and local government.

Usage Example

"The metropolis board voted to approve the new zoning regulations for the commercial district."

Strongest
metropolis
Strong
city

Similar words to village

Words similar to village shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

villagers
community
hamlet
municipality
township
settlement
townsfolk
borough
See all synonyms of village

• Nearby Words

vileness
vilify
villa
village
villager
villain
villainess

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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Village. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 6, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/village
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