rabblement

noun

ˈra-bəl-mənt How to pronounce rabblement (audio)
Definition of rabblementnext
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
  1. public
  2. populace
  3. rabble
  4. people
  5. proletariat
  6. trash
  7. scum
  8. rout
Noun
  • Its nod to the heat, humidity and congestion of summer days, and to the cool air, darkness and freedom of summer nights emotionally resonated with the music-buying public.
    — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Ween released 12 Golden Country Greats in the summer of 1996 to a public primed for a prank.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of public
Noun
  • Unbeknownst to the visitors, there’s an unhappy fifth party already in the house… and more than one homicidal maniac even within that small populace.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 28 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of populace
Noun
  • Their tardiness, which saw the start delayed by half an hour, was continued on the field with India looking like a rabble in the face of the onslaught from Buttler and Brook.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of rabble
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
  • All that loot pumped out of the Armenian proletariat, says the gaur, and for what.
    — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Severin, on the other hand, represents the revolutionary proletariat.
    — JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
Definition of proletariat
Noun
  • Or the convention center in Christchurch that became carbon zero because one young staffer started auditing the trash bins.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In The Athletic’s anonymous annual player poll, he has been voted the NFL’s biggest trash talker and most annoying player.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of trash
Noun
  • According to Knoll, a baking soda paste is ideal for particularly stubborn areas of soap scum—though not a method that should be employed too frequently.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 25 July 2026
  • Save your cleaning vinegar for cutting through grease and soap scum, removing hard water deposits, and making windows shine.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 July 2026
Definition of scum
Noun
  • After the game Shepard talked about how the team turned what was a 10-point halftime lead into a rout after outscoring the Sun 24-8 in the third quarter.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Japanese star of the Chicago White Sox collected 6 RBIs and blasted two home runs in a 12-3 rout of the Houston Astros − all on a bobblehead day in his honor.
    — Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of rout
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“Rabblement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabblement. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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