All provincial synonyms
proΒ·vinΒ·cial
P p adj provincial
- clodhopping β loutish; boorish.
- boorish β Boorish behaviour is rough, uneducated, and rude.
- agrestic β rural; rustic
- colonial β Colonial means relating to countries that are colonies, or to colonialism.
- arcadian β of or relating to Arcadia or its inhabitants, esp the idealized Arcadia of pastoral poetry
- insular β of or relating to an island or islands: insular possessions.
- agronomic β the science of soil management and the production of field crops.
- natural β existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial): a natural bridge.
- narrow-minded β having or showing a prejudiced mind, as persons or opinions; biased.
- laid back β relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- bearish β On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- inartificial β Not artificial; natural; simple; artless.
- cliquish β If you describe a group of people or their behavior as cliquish, you mean they spend their time only with other members of the group and seem unfriendly towards people who are not in the group.
- clownish β If you describe a person's appearance or behaviour as clownish, you mean that they look or behave rather like a clown, and often that they appear rather foolish.
- areal β any particular extent of space or surface; part: the dark areas in the painting; the dusty area of the room.
- localized β to make local; fix in, or assign or restrict to, a particular place, locality, etc.
- country β A country is one of the political units which the world is divided into, covering a particular area of land.
- little β small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- inurbane β not urbane; lacking in courtesy, refinement, etc.
- lowbred β characterized by or characteristic of low or vulgar breeding; ill-bred; coarse.
- midland β a city in W Texas.
- dialectal β of a dialect.
- divisional β the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- inland β pertaining to or situated in the interior part of a country or region: inland cities.
- dialectical β In philosophy, Dialectical is used to describe situations, theories, and methods which depend on resolving opposing factors.
- factional β of a faction or factions.
- heartland β the part of a region considered essential to the viability and survival of the whole, especially a central land area relatively invulnerable to attack and capable of economic and political self-sufficiency.
- inward-looking β person
- cloddish β of, relating to, or resembling a clod or boor; doltish; stolid.
- early american β (of furniture, buildings, utensils, etc.) built or made in the U.S. in the colonial period or somewhat later.
- ill-bred β showing lack of good social breeding; unmannerly; rude.
- georgic β agricultural.
noun provincial
- niggard β an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person.
- farmhand β a person who works on a farm, especially a hired worker; hired hand.
- country cousin β If you refer to someone as a country cousin, you think that they are unsophisticated because they come from the country.
- country gentleman β a rich man with an estate in the country
- cottager β a person who lives in a cottage
- countrypeople β countryfolk.
- cropper β a person who cultivates or harvests a crop
- mucker β Slang. a vulgar, illbred person.
- countryperson β Someone who is from a countryside background.
- churl β a surly ill-bred person
adjective provincial
- outlying β lying at a distance from the center or the main body; remote; out-of-the-way: outlying military posts.
- backland β undeveloped land behind a developed property
- outland β Usually, outlands. the outlying districts or remote regions of a country; provinces: a name unknown in the outlands.
- local β low-cal.
- localised β localisation
- district β a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes.
- countrified β You use countrified to describe something that seems or looks like something in the country, rather than in a town.
- county β A county is a region of Britain, Ireland, or the USA which has its own local government.