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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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

The comments provoked anger among many, including Abhijeet Dipke, a 30-year-old recent graduate of Boston University.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Munnell recently retired as the Peter F. Drucker professor of management sciences at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management and was the founder of the college’s Center for Retirement Research.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Its leader, Sean Duffy, is on the younger and less experienced end of Trump’s Cabinet; before serving in Congress, Duffy was a cast member on The Real World: Boston.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Today he was dressed appropriately for an important Boston physician, in a black suit and necktie, and as usual wore his rimless glasses.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French