Synonyms of populace

populace

noun

ˈpä-pyə-ləs 

as in people

the body of the community as contrasted with the elite

high officials awkwardly mingling with the general populace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• people
• public
• crowd
• mob
• commoners
• mass
• millions
• commons
• plebs
• plebeians
• multitude
• herd
• cattle
• rabble
• rank and file
• proletariat
• unwashed
• riffraff
• hoi polloi
• bourgeoisie
• rout
• scum
• tagrag and bobtail
• middle class
• trash
• rabblement
• ragtag and bobtail
• tag, rag, and bobtail

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elite
• aristocracy
• elect
• cream
• choice
• pride
• flower
• society
• fat
• upper crust
• pink
• pick
• A-list
• best
• nobility
• quality
• gentry
• royalty
• patriciate
• gentlefolk
• corps d'elite
• peerage
• gentility
• gentlefolks
• haute monde

Examples of populace in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gotham City's populace has grown by one more familiar face in a new preview for Joker: Folie à Deux. —Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2024

Between the calf and the woman are works that weave the story of Caribbean life from the start of colonialism to the present, where a mixed-race populace still deals with the aftereffects of domination. —Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 26 Sep. 2024

Sovereign entities should use the power of capital to advance prosperity, health, & well-being of their populace by promoting regional growth and stability, generationally. 4. —Sanskriti Thakur, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024

The world Ellison described sounds eerily similar to China’s social credit system, which controls citizens’ behavior through a network of cameras using some of the world’s most advanced facial recognition software to surveil their populace. —Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2024