as in peasant
an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country
a rustic who was awed by the prices that city dwellers had to pay
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also rustical
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as in wooden
lacking social grace and assurance
rustic yokels whose first impulse was to smirk gawkily at anyone not of their own kind
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as in rural
of, relating to, associated with, or typical of open areas with few buildings or people
a rustic area that has a refreshing lack of billboards and shopping malls
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Recent Examples of rustic
Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2024
Venues tend to lean rustic in much of Hillsborough County.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
AFAR Media, 15 July 2025
What Readers Loved Guests flocked to Big Cedar Lodge (No. 4) for an authentically rustic experience.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2025
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Noun
Off-mountain: Skiers who prefer to stay overnight in nearby Driggs, Idaho (a 20-minute drive from Grand Targhee) have a few rustic, albeit comfortable, possibilities.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2024
Venues tend to lean rustic in much of Hillsborough County.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Built with giant ponderosa pines, it was known for its sweeping canyon views from the sunroom, its massive fireplace in the lounge, and its rows of rustic cabins in the surrounding forest.
—AFAR Media, 15 July 2025
What Readers Loved Guests flocked to Big Cedar Lodge (No. 4) for an authentically rustic experience.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rustic
Noun
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Our Lady of Guadalupe, also known as Virgin of Guadalupe, has a long history dating back to 1531, tied to four apparitions of the Virgin Mary to a peasant in Mexico.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 July 2025
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The Caipirinha is a drink of agricultural convenience, made with what grew abundantly around the peasants of central Brazil: lime, sugar, and cane distillate.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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This small dressing table has a unique vertical structure topped with an adjustable angular mirror and a little jewelry box hanging off the wooden spine.—
Elissa Suh,
Architectural Digest,
24 July 2025
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The house featured herringbone wood floors, high ceilings, a curved wooden staircase and four fireplaces.—
Thomas Fuller,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Health Finders Collective in Minnesota’s rural Rice and Steele counties south of Minneapolis serves low-income and underinsured patients, including large populations of Latino immigrants and Somali refugees.—
Tran Nguyen,
Chicago Tribune,
19 July 2025
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Instead of being in Milton, McArthur had traveled to a rural farm in Cantonment, Fla., owned by her family.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Sanders is a Catholic priest and former Augustinian provincial in California and lives in the Augustinian community in North Park.—
Gary Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Not long after his ordination, he was named the Jesuit provincial for Argentina, which put him in charge of the order’s activities throughout the country.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And Hank’s own clumsy attempts at hypermasculine child-rearing often come from his father, Cotton (Toby Huss).—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
7 July 2025
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Gone are are the days of clumsy imagery and texts and fake sign-in pages that can be detected in an instant.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Without so many of the fears, complexes, and prejudices hick shaped us in the ‘90s and the ‘00s.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 June 2025
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Sorrentino may also be exorcising some conflicting feelings about his birthplace, which is portrayed as a vulgar, crude place populated by crooks and hicks and photographed like its paradise.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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Ma and Pa Kent are the most stereotypical country bumpkins imaginable.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Going to the Ron Burgundy–Ricky Bobby idiot well one time too many, Ferrell plays Cam Brady, a lazy, cynical longtime congressman running against a local bumpkin (Galifianakis).—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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Visitors can take part in the action at the on-site museum where 700 pieces of clown memorabilia are displayed in every nook and cranny, some even suspended from the ceiling.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Southern Living,
22 July 2025
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Pepe the Frog became political, then hate symbol, during 2016 election The frog doodle in clown accessories that flashes in the video is known as Pepe the Frog, and its appearance in Trump's social media posts has sparked interest before.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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“Rustic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rustic. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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