Synonyms of suburbia

suburbia

noun

sə-ˈbər-bē-ə 

as in outskirts

the districts adjacent to a city

the migration of families to suburbia and the resulting disintegration of inner-city neighborhoods

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outskirts
• countryside
• environs
• exurbia
• purlieus
• country

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• downtown
• inner city
• midtown
• core city

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of suburbia

His surrender to suburbia is a practical yet self-destructive choice, and The Bikeriders is another in Nichols’s line of films about people caught in a shifting, mutating America as the country’s mores, morals, and modes either sweep them up in change or threaten to leave them behind. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 July 2024

The implication is that darkness lurks beneath apple-pie suburbia. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 July 2024

As suburbia spread, urban areas were neglected and people of color faced barriers in getting their piece of the golden dream. —Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024

Set in present-day suburbia, The ‘Burbs follows a young couple — with Palmer playing the wife — returning to the husband’s childhood home. —Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024