yokel Antonyms

Meaning of yokel

Wordnet

yokel (n)

a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

Webster

yokel (n.)

A country bumpkin.

yokel Sentence Examples

  1. The city slicker's sophisticated demeanor contrasted sharply with the yokel's rustic simplicity.
  2. The rural yokels were easily amused by the novelty of the city's skyscrapers.
  3. With his overalls and straw hat, the yokel looked every bit the stereotypical farmhand.
  4. The snobbish aristocrat dismissed the yokels as uncultured and beneath his notice.
  5. Despite their apparent naivete, the yokels possessed a surprising wisdom born of their close connection to the land.
  6. The yokels' homespun language and rustic customs charmed the visiting artist.
  7. The city's bustling crowds overwhelmed the yokels, making them feel lost and disoriented.
  8. The yokel's honest nature and straightforward manner won over even the most skeptical urbanite.
  9. The young yokel left the farm to seek his fortune in the big city, but he never lost his rustic roots.
  10. The yokels' traditional values and strong community spirit provided a stark contrast to the city's materialism and anonymity.

FAQs About the word yokel

a person who is not very intelligent or interested in cultureA country bumpkin.

hick, provincial, rube, clown, peasant, hayseed, bumpkin, cornball,rustic, mountaineer

sophisticate, cosmopolitan, cosmopolite,cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, sophisticate,slicker, metropolitan, smoothie, metropolitan

The city slicker's sophisticated demeanor contrasted sharply with the yokel's rustic simplicity.

The rural yokels were easily amused by the novelty of the city's skyscrapers.

With his overalls and straw hat, the yokel looked every bit the stereotypical farmhand.

The snobbish aristocrat dismissed the yokels as uncultured and beneath his notice.