Metro and Pastoral

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Metro noun - An electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city).

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Pastoral is an antonym for metro.

Pastoral adjective - Of, relating to, associated with, or typical of open areas with few buildings or people.

Usage example: painted a pastoral scene of a flower-filled meadow

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Metro is an antonym for pastoral.

Nearby Words: pastor, pastorate, pastorale, pastorship

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Pastoral and Metro. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/metro/pastoral

Metro & Pastoral. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/metro/pastoral>.

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