as in peasant
an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country
a rustic who was awed by the prices that city dwellers had to pay
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also rustical
1
as in wooden
lacking social grace and assurance
rustic yokels whose first impulse was to smirk gawkily at anyone not of their own kind
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2
as in rural
of, relating to, associated with, or typical of open areas with few buildings or people
a rustic area that has a refreshing lack of billboards and shopping malls
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Recent Examples of rustic
Laura Barrero, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
The Swag, Waynesville, North Carolina The decor here is pitch-perfect rustic: cozy without being twee.
—Juliet Izon, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
Mecca Pryor, Essence, 25 Apr. 2025
This Hinkley design is rustic without feeling dated.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The vibe: Elevated and modern with a touch of rustic.
—Laura Barrero, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
The Swag, Waynesville, North Carolina The decor here is pitch-perfect rustic: cozy without being twee.
—Juliet Izon, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
Adjective
Jacquemus Opens Los Angeles Boutique—Attendees For Opening Include Lori Harvey And Laura Harrier
Nestled in the heart of West Hollywood, French fashion house Jacquemus has unveiled its new boutique within a charming rustic home.
—Mecca Pryor, Essence, 25 Apr. 2025
This Hinkley design is rustic without feeling dated.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rustic
Noun
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Megan Thee Stallion brought the Hottie Cam into the Met Gala to give us peasants a rare look inside the exclusive fundraising benefit for the arts.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
6 May 2025
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These moves disrupted the tenuous balance that had allowed peasants to survive.—
Nikil Saval,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs, 48 to 50 minutes, loosely covering with aluminum foil as needed to prevent overbrowning.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
1 May 2025
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Built in 1950 for industrialist Leo Harvey, the midcentury marvel is one of Lautner’s early masterpieces—featuring a circular wooden courtyard, sweeping stone floors, and floor-to-ceiling glass that blurs the lines between indoors and out.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Our family, a conservative one living in rural North Carolina, was an NPR (National Public Radio) family.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Where to Stay This year’s course is very rural, so don’t shy away from high-end accommodations in Belfast, such as the Merchant Hotel, which can arrange for transfers to the event.—
Kelsey Ogletree,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2025
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The same year, he was appointed as a provincial for the order.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Not long after his ordination, he was named the Jesuit provincial for Argentina, which put him in charge of the order’s activities throughout the country.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For those things that are bigger, or subject to rough forces like clumsy human hands, through-hole soldering is still required, with leads poked through a connective hole and solder applied to connect and join them securely.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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The rubber sole is also important for clumsy gals like myself.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Sorrentino may also be exorcising some conflicting feelings about his birthplace, which is portrayed as a vulgar, crude place populated by crooks and hicks and photographed like its paradise.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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In first grade, when a teacher called him a hick, Ciotti threw an inkwell at her.—
D. T. Max,
The New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Going to the Ron Burgundy–Ricky Bobby idiot well one time too many, Ferrell plays Cam Brady, a lazy, cynical longtime congressman running against a local bumpkin (Galifianakis).—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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Carter, perhaps the most decent man to ever occupy the Oval Office, was long written off as a country bumpkin, one who perhaps unsurprisingly left office as a one-term anomaly.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In the ‘30s and ‘40s, there were all these clowns trying to sell things, and then there was Krinkles the Clown trying to sell cereal [in the ‘50s].—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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Matthew Davies, 41, was taken into custody on suspicion of assaulting a man with a glass bottle while dressed up as a clown on Oct. 31, 2018, according to a news release issued by the department.—
Vincent Moleski,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2025
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“Rustic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rustic. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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