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Synonyms for ghetto

Most common

slum barrio quarter hood ivory tower mahalleh

All synonyms

Noun

1. Slum — an (often impoverished) area of a city inhabited predominantly by members of a specific nationality…

slum, barrio

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An (often impoverished) area of a city inhabited predominantly by members of a specific nationality, ethnicity, or race.

Forms

Plural
ghettos → slums, barrios, hoods, quarters…

Example sentences

  • slum What's the most dangerous slum in Rio de Janeiro?
  • quarter I looked at the clock. It was a quarter to twelve.
  • hood Do you prefer buying clothes with or without a hood?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
ghettofalling
slumfalling
barriofalling
quarterfalling
hoodrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
hood1, slum1
6 letters
barrio3
7 letters
quarter2
8 letters
mahalleh

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (barrio3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
ghetto
Italiano
ghetto
Español
judería
Deutsch
Ghetto