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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of (the) public

  • as in (the) people
  • as in (the) people
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(the) public

noun

Definition of (the) publicnext
as in (the) people

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  • (the) people
  • (the) crowd
  • (the) masses
  • (the) populace
  • peasantry
  • commoners
  • peonage
  • plebeians
  • rank and file
  • plebs
  • (the) mob
  • proletariat
  • working class
  • middle class
  • proletarians
  • bourgeoisie
  • (the) herd
  • rabble
  • dregs
  • rabblement
  • scum
  • riffraff
  • trash

Dissimilar Words

  • upper class
  • quality
  • upper crust
  • nobility
  • elite
  • aristocracy
  • gentry
  • patriciate
  • gentlefolk
  • beautiful people
  • gentility
  • society
  • café society
  • jet set
  • haut monde
  • Four Hundred
  • A-list
  • glitterati
  • carriage trade
  • beau monde
  • plutocracy

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“(the) public.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%28the%29%20public. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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