EVERYWOMAN Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

everywoman

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Definition of everywoman

as in plain Jane

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Recent Examples of everywoman Readers around the world have been enthralled by the story of Lorelei Lee, a tactical beauty with a desire to improve herself romantically, financially and socially, and Lorelei’s bestie and travel buddy, Dorothy Shaw, the everywoman along for the fun. — Adriana Trigiani, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2026 Despite her years of acclaim and success, Kidman still feels like an everywoman, despite being anything but. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025 Her Everywoman columns spoke to those, like her, who transitioned from stay-at-home mother roles to positions of leadership in business, the arts, the community. — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025 Where these subjects converge — and how a simple Everywoman like Orsolya responds to them — is perhaps the film’s biggest question of all. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for everywoman

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Noun

Sure, there’s the plain Jane staples, but Fat Patty also offers a variety of specialty burgers.

— Renee Umsted, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025
Jane starts off literally like plain Jane, very sweet and wholesome.

— EW.com, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025

Definition of plain Jane

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On the one hand, the proletarian contributes every bit of on-the-clock activity to the value of the resulting commodity.

— Benjamin Kunkel, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
The song, now considered a protest anthem, is about a social revolution in which French proletarians stand against the ruling class — in this case, an oppressive monarchy.

— Raven Brunner, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025

Definition of proletarian

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The original 67-member royal household shrank to 16, a contraction exacerbated by the requirement that female members must leave the imperial family after marrying a commoner.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
He’s been called a thief, a benefactor, a commoner, a lord, a killer and a hero.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

Definition of commoner

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So much for plebeians like myself, who tended to plants at a local nursery for minimum wage at 17.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Its practical function: No one, neither courtier nor plebeian, could stand close to the queen, conspicuous in her splendid isolation.

— Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024

Definition of plebeian

Noun

Instead of following his gut like some unenlightened pleb, Patrick trusts his spleen and his spleen alone.

— Laura Bradley, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
But because these monsters have yet to develop any fungal armor, runners are susceptible to gunshots, knives, and any other weaponry that would take out your average pleb.

— Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 20 Jan. 2023

Definition of pleb

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Editor-in-chief Ned Sampson (Domhnall Gleeson) is a mix of blustery Michael Scott naivete and Jim Halpert everyman likability in his attempts to resurrect the struggling Toledo Truth Teller.

— Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
The 56-year-old politician presents himself as an amiable northern everyman who prefers T-shirts to a suit and tie and spends spare time playing soccer or spinning 1990s tunes during DJ battles.

— Jill Lawless, Fortune, 21 June 2026

Definition of everyman

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Buses come and go, bearing workers from all over the country.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Childs has been running Bectu, which represents the interests of behind-the-camera workers across TV, film and theater, since 2018, overseeing 10,000 new subscribers and an expansion into areas like live events and fashion.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 July 2026

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