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Provincial

🔄 Synonyms of "Provincial"

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
bucolicnoun	Rustic, pastoral, country-styled.
rusticnoun	Country-styled or pastoral; rural.
parochialnoun	Pertaining to a parish.
insularnoun	Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little regard for others opinions or prejudices; provincial.
unsophisticated	Not sophisticated; lacking sophistication.
peasantnoun	A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.
pokeynoun	(slang) slow
pokynoun	(of a room or other enclosed space) Small and cramped, and often shabby.
jerkwaternoun	(US, colloquial, derogatory) Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward.
one-horse	(by extension) Small, insignificant.
corn-fed	Alternative spelling of cornfed. [(not comparable, of an animal) Fed on corn.]
bumpkinly	Befitting a bumpkin.
hicknoun	(derogatory) An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.

↔️ Antonyms of "Provincial"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
cosmopolitannoun	Inclusive; affecting the whole world.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Provincial"

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Word	Definition
parochialnoun	Pertaining to a parish.
peasantnoun	A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.
stay-at-homenoun	(chiefly attributive) Of a parent: not employed and rather devoting more time to one's children.
bucolicnoun	Rustic, pastoral, country-styled.
rusticnoun	Country-styled or pastoral; rural.
hicknoun	(derogatory) An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
pokeynoun	(slang) slow
bumpkinly	Befitting a bumpkin.
unsophisticated	Not sophisticated; lacking sophistication.
jerkwaternoun	(US, colloquial, derogatory) Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward.
one-horse	(by extension) Small, insignificant.
insularnoun	Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little regard for others opinions or prejudices; provincial.
pokynoun	(of a room or other enclosed space) Small and cramped, and often shabby.
corn-fed	Alternative spelling of cornfed. [(not comparable, of an animal) Fed on corn.]
provincenoun	An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.
regionalnoun	Of, or pertaining to, a specific region or district.
territorialnoun	Of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory.
districtnoun	An administrative division of an area.
governoratenoun	The territory governed by a governor; a province.
prefecturalnoun	Of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture.