RABBLEMENTS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

rabblement

noun

ˈra-bəl-mənt

Definition of rabblement

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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Noun

Mark Cavendish sprinted to five stage victories, while the French public had something to celebrate about with six stage victories.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 19 July 2026
The two had earned more than $650 million through stock sales since taking the company public and bought two private luxury jets, according to the lawsuit and securities filings.

— Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026

Definition of public

Noun

Their past two victories against Switzerland and Egypt came with the help of controversial calls that had the soccer-watching populace buzzing about potential favoritism toward Argentina.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
Trump’s decision to deploy these soldiers has thoroughly spooked a populace that already distrusts the president.

— Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Definition of populace

Noun

At the same time, Democratic leaders, backed by a rabble, stormed City Hall and seized control of the local government.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
As the tribunes, Bernardo De Paula’s Brutus and Daniel DeYoung’s Sicinius scheme and rabble-rouse with manipulative glee.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of rabble

Noun

The case broke open when a Grapevine detective obtained a covert DNA sample from soda bottles in Brown’s trash in Colorado.

— Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026
When the case was reopened, detectives worked with the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado, where Brown was living at the time, to obtain DNA from soda bottles found in his trash.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of trash

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Despite the Nasdaq's rout Monday, Accenture (ACN) is actually showing some promising bullish signs.

— Nishant Pant, CNBC, 14 July 2026
An enjoyable end-to-end affair where the first half felt like a rout, with Australia having as many shots as yellow cards — two, the same number of goals the United States had scored.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 July 2026

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