FOLKS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

folks

noun

plural of folk

as in family

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor her folks have farmed that land for five generations

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as in world

human beings in general c'mon, folks, let's get to work

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Recent Examples of folks And middle-class folks’ wealth grew at a higher rate than the top 1%. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 To his surprise, the room was filled with 40 or so folks when Millard arrived, showing the early interest in his product. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The clash between the folks who want to preserve the Hollywood Beach Resort and those who want change is not lost on city officials — including Commissioner Kevin Biederman. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026 On a Thursday morning in early August, most folks are beginning their work day, or eagerly waiting for their kids to go back to school already. — Rashad Alexander august 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026 For one, the Tea Party folks weren't trying to bring about the downfall of Western civilization and the United States of America. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 View gallery - 6 images Finnish e-mobility brand Augment's new vehicle is designed for folks who don't want to bother with parking their ride outside. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2026 Then Bill hired the guy who should have been in the Pro Football Hall of Fame before Roger Craig and those 177 other folks. — Terence Moore, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 This is the easiest and sanest route to take, which means the WNBA will do what most Florida folks do and avoid I-4 at all costs. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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Noun

People ‘in the middle’ While many are flocking to take advantage of an $8 burger, Alicia Roten’s family is simply trying not to eat out at all.

— Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Officials are relying on reports from the families of victims and survivors in an attempt to determine the number of those missing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of family

Noun

Meanwhile, digital surveillance has limited people’s ability to exchange information with the outside world from within Tibetan regions in China.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
In the past year, the beauty world has been all about the best blushes, then conversation turned to bronzers thanks to the craze for Rhode's compacts.

— Irene Coltrinari, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of world

Noun

Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of people

Noun

Roopika Risam is a professor of digital humanities and social engagement at Dartmouth.

— Big Think, Big Think, 4 Aug. 2026
Burch’s brilliantly witty, biting and all-knowing screenplay never satirizes these characters or looks down on them in a movie Jones and his exceptional actors have blessed with sheer humanity and grace.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of humanity

Noun

Tribal governments, whose compacts trade exclusivity for revenue shares, have their own version of the grievance, which is why four New Mexico tribes sued Kalshi in May on sovereignty grounds.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
But the department has been running into opposition by landowners, environmental groups, Native American tribes and others who argue that the rapid construction endangers environmental and religious sites and a way of life along the border.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of tribe

Noun

Its nod to the heat, humidity and congestion of summer days, and to the cool air, darkness and freedom of summer nights emotionally resonated with the music-buying public.

— Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Ween released 12 Golden Country Greats in the summer of 1996 to a public primed for a prank.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of public

Noun

By chance, her parents and her sister had left the house just three days before the strike, because her mother couldn’t sleep.

— Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Games such as pickleball and activities like walking groups get people out of the house, combat isolation and keep both the body and mind engaged, O’Sullivan explained.

— Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of house

Noun

Though another fox clan ultimately adopts him, their care feels like only a temporary reprieve from advancing human nihilism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
This large family group, including dozens of women and children from the Hassayna and Abu Sharia clan in Gaza City, died nearly three years ago.

— Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of clan

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