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Synonyms & Antonyms for rustic
Synonyms: Adjective
awkward, clumsy, gauche, graceless, inelegant, rough-hewn, stiff, stilted, uncomfortable, uneasy, ungraceful, wooden
Synonyms: Noun
bumpkin, chawbacon, churl, clodhopper, cornball, countryman, hayseed, hick, hillbilly, provincial, rube, yokel
Antonyms: Adjective
Antonyms: Noun
cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, sophisticate
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Examples of rustic in a Sentence
Adjective
The inn has a rustic atmosphere. rustic yokels whose first impulse was to smirk gawkily at anyone not of their own kindNoun
a rustic who was awed by the prices that city dwellers had to pay
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Extra cabinets were added along the sides of the kitchen, with industrial-rustic touches like glass and metal mesh doors. — azcentral, "Couple downsizes but upgrades their Fountain Hills home with help of former Suns player. Take a look," 8 Aug. 2019 Inside, every angle discloses vintage stuff, woodsy stuff, industrial stuff — all the design touchstones that signal BBQ in full modern-rustic mode. — Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com, "Review: Down-home BBQ gets upscale at Que Whiskey Kitchen in Southington," 1 Aug. 2019 Hickory Cabins in Mammoth Cave, just north of the park, are made by Amish craftsmen, located on a remote 86-acre lot and feature a rustic look with modern amenities. — Kellie Hwang, Indianapolis Star, "You can get to these 10 unique road trip destinations from Indy in 5 hours or less," 3 July 2019 While some may be bothered by the imperfections, others love the rustic look and embrace the rich patina that develops over time. — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, "Concrete Countertops: Is the Home Trend All It's Cracked up to Be?," 12 Dec. 2018 In Malibu, California Jennifer Lopez was beautifully cozy in a plaid robe jacket alongside her beau Alex Rodriguez, who channeled a hunky rustic look in a jacket with a shearling jacket. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "The Best Fashion Instagrams of the Week: J-Rod Does Date Night, Cardi B Wears Bandanas," 8 Dec. 2018 The kitchens also include the wooden ceiling beams, which are combined with copper hardware giving off a rustic feel. — Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com, "Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen’s Boston Mansion Is on Sale for $39,500,000," 7 Aug. 2019 Keva and Leonard are a young God-fearing couple that wanted their wedding to be both rustic and spiritual. — Jasmine Grant, Essence, "Bridal Bliss: Keva and Leonard's Bahamian Wedding Was A Photographer's Dream," 7 Aug. 2019 The Diamond Creek wines’ style has always been restrained and rustic, privileging acidity over alcohol, highly textured and complex. — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, "Remembering Boots Brounstein, who revolutionized the idea of Napa Valley terroir at Diamond Creek Vineyards," 6 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Among the rustics, Akaina Ghosh is sweetly doting as Silvius, a simple shepherd lovesick for Phebe, who has no interest in Silvius but becomes smitten with Ganymede. — Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, "Review: Charming SF Shakes’ ‘As You Like It’ has a secret musical weapon," 10 July 2019 Hudson, an English naturalist at the turn of the last century, interviewed elderly rustics who still belonged as entirely to their landscape as the wildlife. — Kieran Dodds, Smithsonian, "Britain’s Lake District Was Immortalized by Beatrix Potter, But Is Its Future in Peril?," 20 Apr. 2018 Mendelssohn was perhaps the ultimate Biedermeier composer, most inspired with his miniature Songs Without Words or when portraying the fairies and rustics of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. — David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com, "Yannick has his way with Mendelssohn's symphonies in new three-disc set," 22 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rustic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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rustic
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