PLEB Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

pleb

noun

Definition of pleb

as in commoner

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Recent Examples of pleb 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 Behind the Concept of Dawn As a pleb, my hair and makeup choices are based purely on my mood and love of experimentation. — Devon Abelman, Allure, 5 Oct. 2018

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Noun

In the fairytale, the princess flees to another kingdom for a while to get away from the misery brought on by her father, finding work as a commoner to conceal her identity.

— Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
And the story was about King George IV of England, then the Prince of Wales, and his deep infatuation with a Catholic commoner, Maria Fitzherbert.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of commoner

Noun

In the latter years of the Roman Republic, landowners amassed unprecedented riches while plebeians floundered, spawning resentment that infected many corners of society.

— Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
How could the bookseller trust two random plebeians off the street?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025

Definition of plebeian

Noun

Now artists, who had only recently emerged as solo entrepreneurs, reverted to their erstwhile status as proletarians—indeed, as migrant workers.

— Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
Fundamentally, the proletarian forfeits not so much income as individual freedom and the sovereignty of his or her class.

— Benjamin Kunkel, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025

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