big city
Major population hub
A big city is a major urban center, typically with a large population, significant economic activity, and cultural influence.
The term often carries connotations beyond mere size—suggesting sophistication, opportunity, anonymity, or the fast pace of metropolitan life: She moved to the big city to pursue her dreams.
In contrast to small-town life, the big city represents both excitement and impersonal vastness.
- metropolisLarge important city
- urbanPertaining to cities
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- skyscrapersExtremely tall urban buildings
- high riseMultistory urban building
downtown · street corner · traffic · rush hour · crowds · subway · bustling · fast pace · concrete · concrete jungle · lights · bright lights · noise · sprawl · apartments · streets · hustle · rat race
- settlementsvillage, hamlet, towns, town, villages
- American placesNew York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco
- animated movie settingsenchanted forest, underwater kingdom, fairy tale castle, magical kingdom, toy room
- settingssetting, default, settings, template, configure
big citysmall town
Modest rural settlement
village · hamlet · rural area · countryside · backwater
big citythe sticks
Remote countryside areas
the boonies · middle of nowhere · rural retreat · backwoods · flyover country
big citysmall town
Modest rural settlement
rural community · remote area · frontier · hinterland · outback