adjective · neutral
suburban
UK/səˈbɜː(r)bən/US/səˈbɜːrbən/su·BURB·an
Band 7+speakingtask2
relating to or characteristic of a suburb; situated on the outskirts of a city
Examples
“They live in a quiet suburban neighbourhood with lots of families.”
“Suburban areas often depend on cars for daily travel.”
“A suburban lifestyle can be attractive to people with children.”
Band 8 sentence
“The suburbanisation of the city was driven by affordable housing and the desire for greener space.”
Collocations
- suburban sprawl
- suburban neighbourhood
Word family
suburb noun
Common mistakes
They live suburban.→They live in the suburbs.
suburban house→a suburban house
Say it for a higher band
5out-of-town→6residential→7+suburban
Synonyms
residential
Easily confused
residential
“The area is largely residential, with few shops or offices.”
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