as in masses
people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class
haughty nobles who ignored and scorned the rabblement at their own peril
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabblement
Noun
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The film and his character struck a chord with the Chinese public and Su saw his acting career blossom, going on to feature in several other films and television series.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025 -
If the war truly has come to something like an end, how will the American public remember it?—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The movement of aid has increased through Israel’s border, but on a scale that Palestinians say falls short of the needs of a destitute populace.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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That’s where the actual populace is.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hundreds of companies are a disorganized rabble.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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Steve heads up a reform school for volatile, cursing and rabble-rousing English boys, and his mental health is tested when a documentary crew shows up and word gets out the school is closing.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Severin, on the other hand, represents the revolutionary proletariat.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Lower than proletariat workers, the lumpenproletariat includes the indigent and the unemployable, those cast out of the workforce with no recourse, or those who can’t enter it in the first place, such as young workers in times of economic depression.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bauer said city officials don’t want anyone to lose their home because of a trash bill.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors said Hernandez choked Etan, stuffed his body into a plastic garbage bag hidden inside a box and took it out with the trash.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Add in moisture and soap scum, and kitchen sinks can get pretty disgusting.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Oct. 2025
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Try a foaming bathroom cleaner for soap scum (choose one without bleach, which could discolor brick) or make your own cleaner with borax.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That happened Sunday in the Chiefs’ 31-0 rout of the Las Vegas Raiders at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, other names like Zions Bancorp were 2% higher after the regional bank reported third-quarter profits that rose from a year ago, despite the disclosure of some bad loans late last week that sparked a broader market rout.—
Sean Conlon,Pia Singh,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Rabblement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabblement. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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