rabble

noun

ˈra-bəl How to pronounce rabble (audio)
Definition of rabblenext
as in masses
people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class the crown prince was reminded that even the rabble of the realm deserved his attention and compassion

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Recent Examples of rabble In her cell, surrounded by her fellow rabble-rousing women, Deborah works the room. — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 1 May 2026 How dare the lowly rabble at Fenway Park treat our esteemed mayor and governor with such disrespect! — Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026 There’s a rabble-rousing politician with grievances galore. — Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026 There’s something quite magical, really, about millions of bits of colorful paper flying like snow through the air over a raucous rabble. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rabble
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  1. populace
  2. proletariat
  3. riffraff
  4. public
  5. scum
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
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  • 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
  • Hypocrites, humbugs, Germans, Jews, Yankees, foreigners, Park Laners, cosmopolitan riffraff.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
  • Which is to say, the people in the streets weren’t riffraff running amok but activists with aims.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Definition of riffraff
Noun
  • Both the Mexican government and public are highly sensitive to interference from a neighbor that annexed more than half their territory in the 1800s.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • After all, this wasn’t just the typical NHL homecoming, where a struggling team trots out a former player to buy some time with a skeptical public.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of public
Noun
  • Politicians who supported him on all but one issue are referred to as scum or worse.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026
  • People didn’t really understand our stories, but nonetheless, we were labeled scum.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026
Definition of scum

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“Rabble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabble. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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