people

people

noun plural

Definition of PEOPLE

1

human beings in general <despite the horrors she witnessed, Anne Frank never lost her faith in people>

Synonyms folks, humanity, humankind, public, species, world

Related Words community, society; crowd, masses, mob, populace, proletariat, rabble, rabblement, riffraff

2

the body of the community as contrasted with the elite <tensions mounted until the people rose up in rebellion>

Synonyms commoners, commons, crowd, herd, hoi polloi, millions, mob, multitude, people, plebeians, plebs, populace, public, rank and file

Related Words cattle, proletariat, rabble, rabblement, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, rout, scum, tag, rag, and bobtail (or tagrag and bobtail), trash, unwashed; bourgeoisie, middle class

Near Antonyms gentility, gentlefolk (also gentlefolks), gentry, haute monde, nobility, patriciate, peerage, quality, royalty, society

Antonyms A-list, aristocracy, best, choice, corps d'elite, cream, elect, elite, fat, flower, pick, pink, pride, upper crust

3

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor <introduced my new boyfriend to my people>

Synonyms blood, clan, folks, house, kin, kindred, kinfolk (or kinfolks), kinsfolk, line, lineage, people, race, stock, tribe

Related Words blended family, nuclear family; extended family, household, kith; brood; descendant (also descendent), issue, offspring, progeny, scion, seed; clansman, kinsman, kinswoman, relative; dynasty

Near Antonyms ancestry, birth, descent, extraction, origin, pedigree