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Synonyms of rustic

28 similar words

Another word for rustic is bogger. Other synonyms of rustic are bogtrotter, boor, bucolic, bydlo and culchie.

Synonyms and similar words for rustic

nounAn unsophisticated or uncultured person.

  • bogger Ireland, UKSynonym of boglander: an Irishman, now (Ireland, derogatory) a yokel, an Irishman from the countryside or (sometimes)...
  • bogtrotter Ireland
  • boor
  • bucolicA rustic, peasant.
  • bydloSomeone who is backwards, lacking refinement and culture, usually a person of Slavic origin.
  • culchie IrelandAn unsophisticated rural person; a rustic or provincial.
  • carlA rude, rustic man; a churl.
  • churlA rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
  • corncob USA yokel.
  • cornhusker USA yokel.
  • country bumpkinAn unsophisticated person from the rural area of a particular country.
  • country cousinAn acquaintance from the countryside, who is regarded by city dwellers as being poorly adapted for city life.
  • clodhopper
  • dubbo AustraliaA foolish person.
  • joskinA yokel, country bumpkin.
  • hayseed USA rustic person; a yokel or bumpkin.
  • hickAn awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
  • honyock US
  • hunk USA honyock.
  • promdiSomeone from the provinces; a hillbilly.
  • provincial
  • rube USA person of rural heritage; a yokel.
  • woolly back UK
  • yokelA person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated or naive.
  • hob obsoleteA countryman; a rustic or yokel.
  • hobnail obsoleteA yokel; a rustic.
  • hog-rubber obsoleteA coarse fellow only fit to such work as rubbing hogs.
  • lob obsoleteA country bumpkin; a yokel.

Meaning of rustic

  1. adjective Country-styled or pastoral; rural.
  2. adjective Unfinished or roughly finished.
  3. adjective Crude, rough.

Full definition of rustic

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Questions about synonyms of rustic

What is another word for rustic?
Rustic has 28 synonyms on Word.ws, such as bogger, bogtrotter, boor, bucolic, bydlo, culchie, carl and churl.
What does rustic mean?
Rustic means country-styled or pastoral; rural.

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