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

Need another word that means the same as “urbanization”? Find 1 synonym and 30 related words for “urbanization” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Urbanization” are: urbanisation

Urbanization as a Noun

Definitions of "Urbanization" as a noun

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

• The process of making an area more urban.
• The social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban.
• The condition of being urbanized.

Synonyms of "Urbanization" as a noun (1 Word)

urbanisation

The social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban.

Usage Examples of "Urbanization" as a noun

• Public opposition to the urbanization of the countryside.
• He saw nature being destroyed by urbanization.

Associations of "Urbanization" (30 Words)

accelerate	Increase in rate, amount, or extent. He accelerated the car.
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.
automation	The act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware. The automation of office tasks.
capitalism	An economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. An era of free market capitalism.
city	A town created a city by charter and usually containing a cathedral. The city raised the tax rate.
civilization	A particular society at a particular time and place. The people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization.
commercialization	The act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce. The escalating commercialization of athletics.
democratize	Become (more) democratic; of nations. Public institutions need to be democratized.
develop	Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development. He developed a new kind of apple.
economy	A particular system or stage of an economy. He favours tax cuts to stimulate the economy.
expedite	Process fast and efficiently. I will try to expedite the matter.
globalization	Growth to a global or worldwide scale. The globalization of the communication industry.
hasten	Move or travel hurriedly. This tragedy probably hastened his own death from heart disease.
industrialization	The development of industry on an extensive scale. These developing countries have undergone rapid industrialization.
industrialize	Organize (the production of something) into an industry. The Chinese industrialized textile production.
liberalize	Make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules. Several agreements to liberalize trade were signed.
mechanization	The condition of having a highly technical implementation. With the increasing mechanization of agriculture far fewer farmers are raising donkeys.
modernity	The quality or condition of being modern. A shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village.
modernization	A modernized version (as of a play. The industry is undergoing modernization.
modernize	Become technologically advanced. He modernized the health service.
poverty	The state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount. Thousands of families are living in abject poverty.
productivity	The ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time. Nutrient rich waters with high primary productivity.
progression	A passage or movement from one note or chord to another. A blues progression.
redecorate	Redo the decoration of an apartment or house. You will have to redecorate the room afterwards.
renovate	Restore to a previous or better condition. The old school has been tastefully renovated as a private house.
sophisticate	Sophisticated. She ll sophisticate in three languages.
surge	Rise or move forward. The firm predicted a 20 surge in sales.
upgrade	Give better travel conditions to. I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked.
urban	Located in or characteristic of a city or city life. Hip hop s traditionally urban vibe.
westernization	Assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization.