Synonyms for metropolitan
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop.
Related words
- Word family
- metrosexual
- Phrases
- metropolitan city metropolitan core metropolitan elite metropolitan bishop
Forms
- Plural
- metropolitans → archbishops, bishops, primates…
Example sentences
- bishop I think this bishop is a wolf in sheep's clothing.
- archbishop Laurent Weber is the archbishop of Portland.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| metropolitan | falling | |
| bishop | steady | |
| archbishop | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- bishop2
- 7 letters
- primate2
- 10 letters
- archbishop3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bishop2 = 2 syllables).