suburbia
Beyond downtown's edge
Suburbia is the suburbs collectively, or suburban life as a cultural phenomenon.
The word often carries connotations of conformity, material comfort, and social homogeneity—the world of tract housing, lawn care, and commuter culture: She couldn't wait to escape suburbia.
It can be neutral or dismissive depending on context.
Portion of something larger
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- lawnsCultivated grassy areas
- drivewaysPrivate vehicle paths
garages · backyards · patios · decks · homeowners · zoning · detached · sidewalks
Undisturbed peacefulness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- peacefulnessState of quiet tranquility
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- idyllicPerfectly peaceful and charming
secluded · undisturbed · tree-lined · manicured · sleepy · placid · safe · predictable
Intermediate socioeconomic group
- commutersDaily work travelers
- familiesRelated people living together
- professionalsSkilled, paid practitioners
- homeownersProperty-possessing residents
white-collar · yuppie · WASP · bourgeois · minivan · gentrification
subdivision
Portion of something larger
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- lawnsCultivated grassy areas
driveways · garages · backyards · patios · decks · homeowners · zoning · detached · sidewalks · schools
tranquility
Undisturbed peacefulness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- peacefulnessState of quiet tranquility
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
idyllic · secluded · undisturbed · tree-lined · manicured · sleepy · placid · safe · predictable · sheltered
middle-class
Intermediate socioeconomic group
- commutersDaily work travelers
- familiesRelated people living together
- professionalsSkilled, paid practitioners
homeowners · white-collar · yuppie · WASP · bourgeois · minivan · gentrification
- BoomersAARP, AARP member, empty nester, empty nesters, grandparent
- 1980s AmericaRonald Reagan, Reagan, Iran-Contra, Contras, Sandinistas
- 1950sEisenhower, poodle skirt, Elvis Presley, Rosa Parks, baby boom
- suburbiaburbs, subdivision, subdivisions, cul-de-sac, tract homes
- 1950s AmericaEisenhower, McCarthy, McCarthyism, Korean War, consumerism
- urbanizationcity, urban growth, metropolis, urban sprawl, urban
suburbiadowntown
Central business district
city center · inner city · urban core · metropolis · midtown
suburbiacountryside
Rural area beyond towns
farmland · wilderness · backcountry · rural America · the sticks
suburbiaurban grit
City life's harsh authenticity
counterculture · Greenwich Village · Haight-Ashbury · city life · street culture
- 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, suburban, suburbs, suburbanite, suburbanites, suburbanization, suburbanizing, suburbanized