rube Synonyms

rube Meaning

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rube (n)

a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

rube Sentence Examples

  1. The rube was easily fooled by the slick salesman's spiel.
  2. The city slickers had no trouble taking advantage of the naive rube.
  3. The rube's simple-minded nature made him an easy target for scammers.
  4. The tourists were treated like rubes at the overpriced souvenir shop.
  5. The farmers were considered rubes by the city folk, but they knew the value of hard work.
  6. The rubes were taken aback by the sophistication of the big city.
  7. The small-town rube was fascinated by the bustling metropolis.
  8. The rubes were skeptical of the new technology, but they eventually came around.
  9. The rubes were known for their plain-spoken mannerisms.
  10. The rubes were proud of their rural upbringing and traditions.

FAQs About the word rube

a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

yokel, peasant, bumpkin, clown,hick, provincial, hayseed, mountaineer, clodhopper, boor

cosmopolite, cosmopolitan, sophisticate, cosmopolite, sophisticate,cosmopolitan,smoothie, suburbanite, metropolitan, metropolitan

The rube was easily fooled by the slick salesman's spiel.

The city slickers had no trouble taking advantage of the naive rube.

The rube's simple-minded nature made him an easy target for scammers.

The tourists were treated like rubes at the overpriced souvenir shop.