Synonyms & related words for polis

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of polis — including megalopolis, metropolis, city, municipality, conurbation, exurb. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to polis

Explore words related to polis — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include supercity, acropolis, citification, oppidan, metropolitan, peripheries, metropolitanism, urbanology. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for polis

Common synonyms for polis include megalopolis, metropolis, city, municipality, conurbation, exurb — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does polis come from?

The word polis breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root polis, from Greek polis (“city, city-state”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.