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not known by only a select few<it was public knowledge that they were expecting a baby>SynonymsopenRelated Wordsgeneral, popular; unclassified, well-known; advertised, aired, announced, broadcast, declared, disclosed, divulged, heralded, posted, proclaimed, promulgated, publicized, published, spotlighted; current, prevalent, rife, widespread; communal, shared; reported, reputed, rumoredNear Antonymsclassified; unadvertised, unannounced, undisclosed; clandestine, collusive, conspiratorial, covert; surreptitious, undercover, underhand, underhanded; intimate, personal; concealed, repressed, reserved, silenced, stifled, suppressed, withheld; recanted, retracted, revokedAntonymsconfidential, private, privy, secret
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freely available for use or participation by all<a public swimming pool>— see open 2
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of or relating to a nation<a trade agreement in the public interest>— see national
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held by or applicable to a majority of the people<public sentiment was against the war>— see general 3
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used or done by a number of people as a group<public transportation>— see collective
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