RUSTIC: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for RUSTIC?

Need another word that means the same as “rustic”? Find 28 synonyms and 30 related words for “rustic” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Rustic” are: bumpkinly, hick, unsophisticated, agrestic, countrified, countryfied, rural, uncultured, unrefined, uncultivated, simple, plain, homely, artless, unassuming, guileless, naive, ingenuous, homespun, countryman, countrywoman, peasant, daughter of the soil, son of the soil, country bumpkin, bumpkin, yokel, country cousin

Rustic as a Noun

Definitions of "Rustic" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “rustic” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An unsophisticated country person.
• A small brownish European moth.

Synonyms of "Rustic" as a noun (9 Words)

bumpkin	An unsophisticated or socially awkward person from the countryside. She thought Tom a bit of a country bumpkin.
country bumpkin	A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography.
country cousin	A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography.
countryman	A man living or born in a rural area. He was a complete countryman with a pronounced affinity with nature.
countrywoman	A woman from the same country as someone else. She was a countrywoman through and through.
daughter of the soil	A female human offspring.
peasant	A country person. Peasant farmers.
son of the soil	A male human offspring.
yokel	A person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture.

Usage Examples of "Rustic" as a noun

• They paused to watch the rustics dance and carouse.

Rustic as an Adjective

Definitions of "Rustic" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “rustic” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Characteristic of rural life.
• Made of untrimmed branches or rough timber.
• Relating to the countryside; rural.
• Lacking the sophistication of the city; backward and provincial.
• Characteristic of the fields or country.
• Made in a plain and simple fashion.
• Awkwardly simple and provincial.
• Having a simplicity and charm that is considered typical of the countryside.
• Denoting freely formed lettering, especially a relatively informal style of handwritten Roman capital letter.
• (of masonry) having a rough-hewn or roughened surface or deeply sunk joints.

Synonyms of "Rustic" as an adjective (19 Words)

agrestic	(of behavior) rustic and uncouth. The agrestic behavior of a country boy.
artless	Without guile or deception. An artless literary masterpiece.
bumpkinly	Characteristic of a bumpkin; unsophisticated, rustic. Bumpkinly country boys.
countrified	Reminiscent or characteristic of the country, especially in being unsophisticated. A countrified cottage garden.
countryfied	Characteristic of rural life.
guileless	Devoid of guile; innocent and without deception. His face once so open and guileless.
hick	Awkwardly simple and provincial. A hick town.
homely	Simple and unpretentious. Homely pleasures.
homespun	Made of cloth spun or woven in the home. A sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns.
ingenuous	(of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting. His ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it.
naive	Of or created by one without formal training simple or naive in style. The rather naive young man had been totally misled.
plain	Not mixed with extraneous elements. Made his meaning plain.
rural	Living in or characteristic of farming or country life. Rural people.
simple	Easy and not involved or complicated. Her black dress simple to austerity.
unassuming	Not arrogant or presuming. He was an unassuming and kindly man.
uncultivated	(of land) not used for growing crops. Uncultivated land.
uncultured	(of persons) lacking art or knowledge. To my uncultured palate most of the wines were good.
unrefined	(used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth. Unrefined ore.
unsophisticated	Not wise in the ways of the world. The nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists.

Usage Examples of "Rustic" as an adjective

• A rustic oak bench.
• Rustic farmers.
• Rustic capitals were much easier to form.
• Rustic awkwardness.
• You are a rustic halfwit.
• The unblemished charm of rustic life has been a perennial source of inspiration for the painter.
• A rustic bridge.
• Rustic pottery.
• Bare plaster walls and terracotta floor give a rustic feel.
• Rustic stone walls.

Associations of "Rustic" (30 Words)

agrarian	Relating to rural matters. Brazil is rapidly diversifying its agrarian economy.
agricultural	Relating to farming or agriculture. An agrarian or agricultural society.
agriculture	The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
bucolic	A pastoral poem. The church is lovely for its bucolic setting.
countryside	The inhabitants of countryside areas. They explored the surrounding countryside.
cowhand	A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback.
depopulate	Reduce in population. The epidemic depopulated the countryside.
farmer	A person who owns or manages a farm.
farming	Relating to farming or agriculture. Farming communities.
hamlet	A small settlement, generally one smaller than a village, and strictly (in Britain) one without a church.
idyll	An episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll. The rural idyll remains strongly evocative in most industrialized societies.
idyllic	Suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene. An idyllic spot for a picnic.
intelligentsia	An educated and intellectual elite. A distrust of the intelligentsia and of theoretical learning.
laity	Lay people, as distinct from the clergy.
parochial	Relating to a Church parish. Parochial attitudes.
pastoral	A musical composition that evokes rural life. Clergy doing pastoral work.
peasant	An ignorant, rude, or unsophisticated person. That is a civilized drink you peasant.
peon	A Spanish American day labourer or unskilled farm worker. Racing drivers aren t exactly nine to five peons.
provincial	(in Canada) sporting contests held between teams representing the country’s administrative divisions. Narrow provincial attitudes.
rancher	A ranch house.
reaper	Death personified as an old man or a skeleton with a scythe.
rural	Living in or characteristic of farming or country life. Rural people.
serf	A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord.
slum	Put up with conditions that are less comfortable or of a lower quality than one is used to. He bought some second hand clothes and slummed among the metropolis s underprivileged.
suburban	Contemptibly dull and ordinary. Suburban life.
unsophisticated	Awkwardly simple and provincial. An unsophisticated young man.
vassalage	The state of a serf.
village	A self contained district or community within a town or city regarded as having features characteristic of village life. The village of Claxby.
yeoman	A member of the yeomanry force.
yokel	An uneducated and unsophisticated person from the countryside.