upstate
nounHow to pronounce upstate:
Definition of upstate:
- upstate (noun):
- the chiefly northerly sections of a state
- the chiefly rural part of a state when the major metropolitan area is in the south
Antonyms for upstate:
borough
burghal
central
citified
city
civic
civil
densely populated
dorp
downstate
downtown
metropolitan
municipal
non-rural
oppidan
public
suburban
town
townified
townish
towny
urban
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- upstage
- upshot
- uprouse
- upper
- upload
- upland
- upheld
- unvail
- unstretch
- unsound
- unsold
- unshy
- unquelled
- unplait
- uno
- unlined
- unleft
- unhemmed
- unhat
- unfurls
- unfold
- unease
- undressed
- unclipped
- unbloomed
- unbeat
- ulla
- ula
- uinal
- uber
- ually
- tyrese
- tyrants
- typing
- typhoid
- tyndall
- tyger
- twitching
- twelveth
- tutted
- tussock
- turnstile
- turnips
- turkish
- turbid
- turban
- tuple
- tunnels
- tunisia
- tunic
- … more
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