Synonyms for country
ˈkʌn tricoun·t·ry

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. country

   Rural and rustic are alike derived from the Latin rus, country, and may be alike defined as pertaining to, characteristic of, or dwelling in the country; but in usage rural refers especially to scenes or objects in the country, considered as the work of nature; rustic refers to their effect upon man or to their condition as affected by human agency; as, a rural scene; a rustic party; a rustic lass. We speak, however, of the rural population, rural simplicity, etc. Rural has always a favorable sense; rustic frequently an unfavorable one, as denoting a lack of culture and refinement; thus, rustic politeness expresses that which is well-meant, but awkward; similar ideas are suggested by a rustic feast, rustic garb, etc. Rustic is, however, often used of a studied simplicity, an artistic rudeness, which is pleasing and perhaps beautiful; as, a rustic cottage; a rustic chair. Pastoral refers to the care of flocks, and to the shepherd's life with the pleasing associations suggested by the old poetic ideal of that life; as, pastoral poetry. Bucolic is kindred to pastoral, but is a less elevated term, and sometimes slightly contemptuous.

   Synonyms:
   agricultural, artless, awkward, boorish, bucolic, clownish, coarse, countrified, hoidenish, inelegant, outlandish, pastoral, plain, rude, rural, rustic, sylvan, uncouth, unpolished, unsophisticated, untaught, verdant

   Antonyms:
   accomplished, city-like, cultured, elegant, polished, polite, refined, urban, urbane, well-bred

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politicnoun

   a politically organized body of people under a single government

   "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"

   Synonyms:
   landed estate, state of matter, body politic, commonwealth, ground, nation, farming, province, res publica, kingdom, solid ground, state, dry land, estate, realm, land, soil, area, acres, republic, demesne, earth, democracy, rural area, terra firma, domain

2. country, state, landnoun

   the territory occupied by a nation

   "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"

   Synonyms:
   landed estate, state of matter, body politic, commonwealth, ground, nation, farming, province, res publica, kingdom, solid ground, state, dry land, estate, realm, land, soil, area, acres, demesne, earth, rural area, terra firma, domain

3. nation, land, countrynoun

   the people who live in a nation or country

   "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"

   Synonyms:
   landed estate, res publica, body politic, commonwealth, ground, rural area, state, area, kingdom, solid ground, nation, dry land, estate, realm, land, soil, farming, acres, demesne, earth, terra firma, domain

4. country, rural areanoun

   an area outside of cities and towns

   "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"

   Synonyms:
   nation, state, rural area, res publica, body politic, commonwealth, land, area

5. area, countrynoun

   a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

   "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"

   Synonyms:
   res publica, body politic, commonwealth, state, orbit, sphere, surface area, arena, nation, land, area, expanse, region, field, rural area, domain

Matched Categories

1. • Administrative District
   • Geographical Area
   • People
   • Political Unit
   • Region

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. countrynoun

   Synonyms:
   region, land

2. countrynoun

   Synonyms:
   rural parts (as distinguished from city)

3. countryadjective

   Synonyms:
   rustic, rural

4. countryadjective

   Synonyms:
   rude, rough, unrefined, uncultivated, countrified

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. countryadjective

   Synonyms:
   rural, rustic, agrestic

2. countrynoun

   Synonyms:
   region, territory, nation, rural parts, farming region

   Associated words:
   patriotism, patriot, patriotic, incivism, compatriot, expatriate, expatriation, deport, deportation, repatriate, repatriation, national, rusticate, rustication

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1. List of paraphrases for "country":

   countries, qatari, state, national, nation, país, land, balad, homeland, states, territory, qatar-based, canada, kraj, jurisdictions, patrie

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1. Ricky Smith:

   We file a joint return, i am paying taxes for my wife's income to a country she's banned from.

2. Donald Trump:

   Otherwise when you get there, nobody will be there, the big factor is to let people outside of the country that want to come in legally.

3. Giuseppe Conte:

   Outside here there is a country that needs answers, i will be the defense lawyer of the Italian people.

4. Volodomyr Zelensky:

   In the darkest time for our country, for the whole Europe, I call on you to do more, new packages of sanctions are needed, constantly, every week until the Russian military machine stops. Restrictions are needed for everyone on whom this unjust regime is based.

5. Miguel Cardona:

   The Department has heard from parents from across the country -- particularly parents of students with disabilities and with underlying medical conditions -- about how state bans on universal indoor masking are putting their children at risk and preventing them from accessing in-person learning equally, it's simply unacceptable that state leaders are putting politics over the health and education of the students they took an oath to serve. The Department will fight to protect every student's right to access in-person learning safely and the rights of local educators to put in place policies that allow all students to return to the classroom full-time in-person safely this fall.