Synonyms for rural
ˈrʊər əlru·ral

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1. ruraladjective

   Synonyms:
   landly, campestral

   Antonyms:
   suburban, urban

2. ruraladjective

   pertaining to less-populated, non-urban areas

   Synonyms:
   landly, campestral

   Antonyms:
   urban, suburban

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1. rural

   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, rustic, sylvan, uncouth, unpolished, unsophisticated, untaught, verdant

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

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1. rural

   Synonyms:
   countrified, rustic, agricultural, bucolic, verdant, sylvan, grassy, arcadian, pastoral

   Antonyms:
   urban, oppidan, civic

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1. ruraladjective

   living in or characteristic of farming or country life

   "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural"

   Antonyms:
   citified, city-born, city-like, cityfied, urban, urbanized, city-bred, urbanised

2. ruraladjective

   of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city

   "rural electrification"; "rural free delivery"

   Antonyms:
   urbanized, city-bred, city-like, urbanised, urban, citified, cityfied, city-born

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1. ruraladjective

   Synonyms:
   rustic, pastoral, country

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1. ruraladjective

   Synonyms:
   rustic, country, countrified, pastoral, bucolic, agrestic

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1. List of paraphrases for "rural":

   rurale, countryside, rurales, agricultural, village, campesina, rural-based, peasant, wsi, villages

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1. President Donald Trump:

   We are also looking at helping our hospitals and our rural hospitals who have been hurt very badly, the rural hospitals for a long time have not been treated properly. We are looking to help them and beyond.

2. President Donald Trump:

   We are also looking at helping our hospitals and our rural hospitals who have been hurt very badly. The rural hospitals for a long time have not been treated properly. We are looking to help them and beyond. So we are looking at hospitals also as part of the package, i think you will have a nice answer tomorrow.

3. Ken Johnson:

   There is sort of a nostalgia among many for rural America, i think that sometimes, places are often better in memory than in reality. But for others, I think some of the return migration of older adults in a rural area is about that (sense of) community they may have felt as young people.

4. Henry Cuellar:

   Urban Democrats are very different from rural Democrats.

5. Joy Lawn:

   Both indoor and outdoor air pollution have an important effect on the health and development of children, and not just in the stereotypical 'polluted cities' context but also for very poor rural families who cook indoors, clean water is taken for granted by families in high-income countries, and yet those children in the hottest climates, facing the greatest risks of infectious diseases, are the very ones with least access to clean water.