Synonyms for rural
- adjective
Most common
agricultural pastoral rustic bucolic farming provincial agrarian countrified
All synonyms
Adjective
pastoral, agricultural, bucolic, rustic, country, countrified, agrarian, farming, provincial, sylvan, homespun, arcadian, agrestic rare, campestral rare, landly rare, nonurban rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.
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We speak, however, of the rural population, rural simplicity, etc.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- agricultural He works for an Algerian agricultural cooperative.
- pastoral 'Some schools are better at providing pastoral support to children', he said.
- rustic The cabin Gustavo constructed was cozy and rustic.
- bucolic No machines disturbed the bucolic scene.
- farming Sami grew up in a remote farming village in Egypt.
- provincial Fyodor had his own campsite in the provincial park.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| rural | falling | |
| agricultural | falling | |
| pastoral | steady | |
| rustic | rising | |
| bucolic | rising | |
| farming | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- rustic2, sylvan2, landly
- 7 letters
- country2, farming2, bucolic3
- 8 letters
- pastoral3, agrarian4, homespun2, arcadian4, agrestic, nonurban
- 10 letters
- provincial3, campestral
- 11 letters
- countrified
- 12 letters
- agricultural5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rustic2 = 2 syllables).