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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The Baxter Road group hired former Boston police commissioner Ed Davis to investigate cuts to the sturdy fabric tubes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Scotland and England fans face paying more than four times the usual prices for train tickets when they travel to World Cup group-stage matches in Boston.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

A native Vermonter, she lives in Boston with her husband and dog.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Boston Dynamics, an engineering firm in the US, already uses it.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

For a half second I actually considered turning to the guy next to me and asking if we were in Boston.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin