suburban
Outside city limits
Suburban describes things related to suburbs—the residential areas surrounding cities.
Suburban neighborhoods typically feature single-family homes, lawns, and car-dependent layouts: suburban sprawl, a suburban shopping mall.
The word can carry connotations of middle-class conformity or blandness: Their tastes were hopelessly suburban.
Residential area nearby
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- drivewayPrivate residential road
- backyardOutdoor space behind home
lawn · garage · patio · townhouse · detached · homeowner · property · sidewalk
Residential community organization
- PTAFamily-faculty advocacy group
- lawnmowerMachine that trims grass
- homeownerProperty title holder
- family-friendlySuitable for all ages
Progress toward maturity
- expansionIncrease in scope
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
growth · decentralization · land-use · metropolitan · encroachment · low-density · cookie-cutter · McMansion
Lacking in sound
- peacefulFree from disturbance
- calmFree from agitation
- residentialRelating to housing
- tree-linedBordered by planted trunks
safe · secluded · family-oriented · well-kept · manicured · tidy · orderly · sleepy
Movement along routes
- highwayMajor road for travel
- carpoolShared commute arrangement
- commuteRegular work travel
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
station · parking · rush-hour · expressway · interchange · transit · ride-sharing · congestion
Standard, unremarkable
- everydayOccurring each day
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
predictable · bland · monotonous · conformist · homogeneous · uniform · sterile · generic
Outer parts of town
- fringeOutermost edge or margin
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- surroundingEnclosing on all sides
neighboring · perimeter · environs · ring · outer · belt · hinterland · greenbelt
neighborhood
Residential area nearby
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- drivewayPrivate residential road
backyard · lawn · garage · patio · townhouse · detached · homeowner · property · sidewalk · playground
HOA
Residential community organization
family-friendly · minivan · curbside · yard-sale · trick-or-treat
development
Progress toward maturity
- expansionIncrease in scope
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
urbanization · growth · decentralization · land-use · metropolitan · encroachment · low-density · cookie-cutter · McMansion · overdevelopment
quiet
Lacking in sound
- peacefulFree from disturbance
- calmFree from agitation
- residentialRelating to housing
tree-lined · safe · secluded · family-oriented · well-kept · manicured · tidy · orderly · sleepy · slow-paced
traffic
Movement along routes
train · station · parking · rush-hour · expressway · interchange · transit · ride-sharing · congestion · park-and-ride
ordinary
Standard, unremarkable
- everydayOccurring each day
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
conventional · predictable · bland · monotonous · conformist · homogeneous · uniform · sterile · generic · whitebread
outskirts
Outer parts of town
surrounding · neighboring · perimeter · environs · ring · outer · belt · hinterland · greenbelt
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
- place adjectivescoastal, rural, northern, southern, eastern
- place descriptorsregional, local, remote, national, isolated
- habitat typesaquatic, terrestrial, arboreal, marine, freshwater
- urbanizationcity, metropolis, downtown core, sprawl, megacity
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
suburbanurban
Pertaining to cities
downtown · metropolitan · inner-city · city · central
suburbanrural
Of the countryside
country · pastoral · agricultural · backcountry · wilderness
suburbancosmopolitan
Culturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
urbane · bohemian · worldly · sophisticated · avant-garde
- suburban trainsLocal rail transit
- suburban parksRecreational land in residential zones
- leafy suburbs
- suburban lifeResidential outskirts dwelling
- suburban homeResidence in outlying neighborhoods
- suburban BostonTowns surrounding the city
suburb, suburbs, suburbia, suburbanite, suburbanites, suburbanization, suburbanizing, suburbanize, suburbanized