Cars are indispensable to suburban life.
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Suburban
/səˈbɜː(ɹ)bən/
Synonyms for "suburban" (61 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (18)
Adjective(3 words)
Related words (30)
interurbanmetropolitanmiddle-classmidtownmunicipalneighboringno great shakesnormaloppidanordinaryperipheralplasticregularroundaboutrun-of-minerun-of-the-millsurroundingtownunexceptionalunnoteworthy
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Adjective(3 words)
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More general
5 entriesgeographic areageographic zoneland use categoryresidential areasettlement type
More specific
7 entriesexurban zonemiddle class suburbsuburban districtsuburban fringesuburban neighborhoodsuburban shopping districttransitional zone
Collocations
6 entriessuburban areasuburban developmentsuburban housingsuburban neighborhoodsuburban sprawlsuburban zoning
Inflections
2 entriesmore suburbanmost suburban
Derivations
6 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Dan was assigned to patrol a suburban area.
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My aunt’s house is old. It was previously a farmstead, but its location is now in a suburban part of town. However, the garden surrounding it still imparts a rural appearance.
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Layla looked like a normal suburban housewife.
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