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(the) public

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Synonyms & Antonyms of (the) public

as in (the) people, (the) crowd

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for (the) public

commoners,
(the) crowd,
(the) masses,
peasantry,
peonage,
(the) people,
plebeians,
plebs,
(the) populace,
rank and file

proletarians,
proletariat

bourgeoisie,
middle class,
working class

dregs,
(the) herd,
(the) mob,
rabble,
rabblement,
riffraff,
scum,
trash

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for (the) public

aristocracy,
elite,
gentility,
gentlefolk
(also gentlefolks),
gentry,
nobility,
patriciate,
quality,
upper class,
upper crust

A-list,
beau monde,
beautiful people,
café society,
Four Hundred
(or 400),
glitterati,
haut monde
(also haute monde),
jet set,
society

carriage trade,
plutocracy

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“(the) public.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%28the%29%20public. Accessed 16 Aug. 2022.

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