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brownstone Synonyms
Another word for brownstone
Choosing another word for brownstone depends on context, so the synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
• noun (Context 1)
An urban row house or townhouse built or faced with reddish-brown sandstone, especially characteristic of 19th-century residential architecture in New York City and other northeastern American cities.
Usage Example
"They renovated a historic four-story row house on a tree-lined street in Brooklyn."
Strong
row house
townhouse
• noun (Context 2)
A dark reddish-brown sandstone formerly widely quarried in the northeastern United States and used as a building and facing material.
Usage Example
"The facade of the nineteenth-century church was constructed from local Connecticut sandstone."
Strong
sandstone
Weak
freestone
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Brownstone. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/brownstone