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populace

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of populace

the body of the community as contrasted with the elite

high officials awkwardly mingling with the general populace

Synonyms of populace

commoners, commons, crowd, herd, hoi polloi, mass, millions, mob, multitude, people, plebeians, plebs, public, rank and file

Words Related to populace

cattle, proletariat, rabble, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, rout, trash, unwashed

Near Antonyms of populace

gentlefolk (also gentlefolks), gentry, nobility, patriciate, peerage, royalty, society

Antonyms of populace

A-list, aristocracy, best, choice, cream, elect, elite, fat, flower, pick, pride, upper crust

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