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suburb Synonyms

Another word for suburb

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• noun (Context 1)

An outlying district of a city, especially a residential community or town located outside the central urban area.

Usage Example

"After their second child was born, they moved from a small apartment in the city to a quiet house in a nearby bedroom community."

Strong
bedroom community
dormitory town
suburbia
exurb
outskirts
commuter belt

Opposites of suburb

The opposite of suburb shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

city center
downtown
inner city
metropolis
See all opposites of suburb

• Nearby Words

subtweet
subtype
subunit
suburb
suburban
suburbanite
suburbanity

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Suburb. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/suburb
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