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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabble
  1. populace
  2. proletariat
  3. riffraff
  4. public
  5. people
  6. scum
Noun
  • This is where the irrationality of antisemitic conspiracy gains no purchase among a reasoning and pragmatic populace; where government is led by people who grasp, and embrace, the seriousness of their responsibilities.
    — Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Since the 1700s, Jamaica’s populace has been dominated by the descendants of African slaves.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of populace
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
  • 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
  • The barrage has caused fuel shortages in Russia, eaten into Russian refining capacity, and unsettled the Russian public.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • His early memories center on 2005’s Axis of Evil tour, during which Ahmed Ahmed, Maz Jobrani, Aron Kader, and Dean Obeidallah set out to contend with an American public still living under the cloud of the World Trade Center attack.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of public
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
  • Learn how to remove soap scum from glass with this reliable trick.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of scum

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