English Synonym Finder

suburb

Definitions

A residential district located on the outskirts of a city or town.

An outlying area of a city or town, often characterized by residential housing and commuter access.

Examples

They decided to move to a quiet suburb to raise their children.

The new shopping mall was built on the edge of the suburb.

Synonyms

outskirts residential area commuter belt periphery bedroom community

Antonyms

city center downtown metropolis urban core inner city