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
Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The interior décor, featuring original brick walls, sliding wood doors with metal hardware, barnwood tables, a wall of mugs, American flag signs, and more, offers a warm, rustic, relaxing atmosphere.
—Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 2 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
The rustic wood tables (tavola is Italian for table) struck me as particularly attractive.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The interior décor, featuring original brick walls, sliding wood doors with metal hardware, barnwood tables, a wall of mugs, American flag signs, and more, offers a warm, rustic, relaxing atmosphere.
—Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rustic
Noun
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In it, Italian peasants Matteo and Natale discuss this same cosmic occurrence in the rustic Paduan dialect of the time.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 July 2025
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The origins of this traditional outfit are hazy, but white smocks had been worn since the Middle Ages by Basque peasants, and they were popularized by one of the working-class peñas, or social clubs, after 1929.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Both have sections crisscrossed by overhead power lines atop aging wooden poles, like those that fell in high winds and caused the Lahaina fire.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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The segregated school had wooden walls, inside and out, and wood floors.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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When the sole emergency room in Blackford County closed in 2023, the rural county's residents were left with a 30–45-minute drive to the closest ER.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
7 July 2025
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Osceola rich with outdoor recreation This area in the central western Lower Peninsula is primarily rural and includes 16 townships.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
7 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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An evil clown turned serial killer who terrorizes a fictional New York City borough during Halloween and Christmas will join a maniacal lineup of murderers, mutants and monsters during this year’s Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
10 July 2025
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White-stripe nails Circus-stripe nails Just like a striped Big Top tent, this circus set is complete with stars and clowns.—
Dominic Cadogan,
Glamour,
9 July 2025
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“Rustic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rustic. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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