PUBLICS Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

publics

noun

plural of public

as in worlds

human beings in general a lecture open to the public

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as in masses

the body of the community as contrasted with the elite the highbrows have always disdained his novels, but the public just eats them up

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Recent Examples of publics Energy buyers in Asia and Europe, the US military, Arab publics, global investors, universities, football, and mediation partners from Tehran to the Taliban all came to want Qatar functioning, each for their own reason. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026 Museums are sincerely trying to connect with their publics (even if these are often cast as consumers), and the horizon for that experiment is almost limitless. — Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026 European publics are less diplomatic. — Ivan Krastev, Time, 21 Jan. 2026 National and international publics relate directly to these leaders, who set the tone for international relations with their actions, their statements, and their preferences. — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2025 But on the other hand, the mindset to invest in publics and privates is different. — Leslie Picker, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025 This is understandable because Western publics are not prepared for such a move, and many would not support it. — Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024

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Noun

These findings suggest further research of these moons might give researchers an unprecedented look at the innards of icy worlds.

— Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026
If tablet and laptop are to draw closer, balancing the two approaches in a single app could be the worst of both worlds.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of worlds

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

In what we are told is a time of declining literacy and the ‘death of the humanities’, translations of The Odyssey, including mine, are flying off the shelves.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026
Over the course of the three-year program, Eléonore will design her own curriculum by selecting courses from the humanities, social sciences, and sciences in order to earn a Bachelor of Science (BSc) or Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

Definition of humanities

Noun

But as demonstrations attracted larger crowds, the government was forced to acknowledge them and respond to their growing influence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Once a lawyerly panel, a takeover by a trio of conservatives deeply mistrustful of the state’s voting system has turned the board’s once mundane meetings into boisterous events packed with crowds of cheering and jeering activists.

— Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of crowds

Noun

Soon, the Toupses began feeding employees’ friends and families who were also struggling, and as word spread, more folks in need started reaching out.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
Food people are normally a raucous, emotive bunch, but there was a tightness in the air as folks arrived and took their seats.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of folks

Noun

What other research is being done Researchers increasingly treat trust as a multilevel phenomenon – spanning individuals, relationships, networks of people and societies – rather than a single attitude.

— Yigit Topoglu, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
In human societies, the policing of speech, which is meant to reform the thoughts behind it, risks merely leaving thoughts unspoken.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of societies

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