Boston

[baw-stuhn, bos-tuhn] / ˈbɔ stən, ˈbɒs tən /

NOUN

capital of massachusetts

Synonyms

STRONG

Beantown

WEAK

Athens of America Cradle of Modern America Hub of the Universe Puritan City the City of Kind Hearts the Cradle of Liberty the Hub the Walking City

Example Sentences

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Between 12,000 and 15,000 England fans will be at each of the team's three group matches in Dallas, Boston and New Jersey.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Didier Deschamps' side will head to the US and their training base near Boston on Wednesday before taking on Senegal in their opener next Tuesday.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

I love the explosiveness of Kelsey Mitchell, the power of Aliyah Boston, and the fresh new force that is Raven Johnson.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

John Singleton Copley’s 1768 portrait of Paul Revere at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts does something similar, on a smaller scale and in a different medium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

It was three days before Mr. Grasso finally found Carmen at Boston City Hospital in the South End.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis