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folks

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plural of folk

Synonyms & Antonyms of folks

1 a group of persons who come from the same ancestor

her folks have farmed that land for five generations

Synonyms for folks

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

Words Related to folks

blended family,
nuclear family

extended family,
household,
kith

brood

descendant
(also descendent),
issue,
offspring,
progeny,
scion,
seed

clansman,
kinsman,
kinswoman,
relative

dynasty

Near Antonyms for folks

ancestry,
birth,
descent,
extraction,
origin,
pedigree

2 human beings in general

c'mon, folks, let's get to work

Synonyms for folks

humanity,
humankind,
people,
public,
species,
world

Words Related to folks

community,
society

crowd,
masses,
mob,
populace,
proletariat,
rabble,
rabblement,
riffraff

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Thesaurus Entries Near folks

folklores

folks

folksiness

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“Folks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folks. Accessed 25 Jun. 2022.

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