People synonyms

mankind

All human males; the male sex

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folks

Plural form of folk

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crowd

A group of people united or at least characterised by a common interest.

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the human race

Humankind

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folk

The common people of a society or region considered as the representatives of a traditional way of life and especially as the originators or carriers of the customs, beliefs, and arts that make up a distinctive culture:

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humanity

The fact or quality of being humane; kindness, mercy, sympathy, etc.

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ragtag

The lowest classes; rabble

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person (related)

Person of either sex in a (specified) activity, of a (specified) kind, etc.

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bourgeoisie (French)

The humbler portions of society

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riffraff; rag

The humbler portions of society

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democracy

Government in which the people hold the ruling power either directly or through elected representatives; rule by the ruled

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community

A group sharing a common understanding and often the same language, manners, tradition and law. See civilization.

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siblings

Plural form of sibling

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commons

(UK, politics) The House of Commons, part of the parliament of the United Kingdom.

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the public

The humbler portions of society

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they

People

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riffraff

(Dial.) Worthless stuff

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common herd

The humbler portions of society

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canaille

(Canada) Shorts or inferior flour.

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the majority

The humbler portions of society

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rank-and-file

The people who form the major portion of a group, organization, or society, excluding the leaders and officers.

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persons

Plural form of person; used to refer to them individually, rather than as a group. Contrast people.

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population

A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.

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citizenry

Citizens considered as a group.

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the people (related)

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woman (related)

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occupy

To take up or fill up (space, time, etc.)

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mass

A lump or aggregate of coherent material:

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everyone (related)

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youngster (related)

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villager (related)

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those (related)

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nationality

The status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization; identification as to national origin

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underdogs

Plural form of underdog

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everybody (related)

All people.

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commoners

Plural form of commoner

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the man in the street

The humbler portions of society

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pandemic

(Medicine) Epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population.

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masses

(Plural only) The total population.

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the great unwashed

The humbler portions of society

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man (related)

A person, usually male, with duties or skills associated with a specified thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)

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race (related)

A group of people identified as distinct from other groups because of supposed physical or genetic traits shared by the group. Most biologists and anthropologists do not recognize race as a biologically valid classification, in part because there is more genetic variation within groups than between them.

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family (related)

(Countable) A father, mother and their sons and daughters; also called nuclear family.

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plebeian

Vulgar, coarse, or common

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inhabit

Persons as an organized body

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nation

The government of a sovereign state.

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plebs

Plural form of pleb

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proletariat

(History) In ancient Rome, the lowest class of citizens, who had no property.

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public

(Archaic) A public house; an inn.

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relations

Plural form of relation

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relatives

Plural form of relative

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place (related)

To be among those who finish a competition or race, especially to finish second.

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child (related)

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ordinary people (related)

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teenager (related)

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common people

The humbler portions of society

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the herd

The humbler portions of society

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the horde

The humbler portions of society

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close relatives

Family

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anybody

(Informal) A person of some consideration or standing.

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popular

The definition of popular is widely liked or well known.

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citizens

Plural form of citizen

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demos

(Historical, Ancient Greece) the ordinary citizens of an ancient Greek city-state

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electorate

The geographic area encompassing an electoral district.

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inhabitants

Plural form of inhabitant

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men

A god once worshipped in the western interior parts of Anatolia, and associated with lunar symbolism.

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animals (antonym)

The definition of animals are members of the kingdom Animalia and are generally characterized by having a multicellular body, quick movement, specialized sense organs and the ability to get and digest food.

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plants (antonym)

Plural form of plant

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specific (related)

A remedy intended for a particular ailment or disorder.

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someone (related)

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society

A group of persons regarded as forming a single community, esp. as forming a distinct social or economic class

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tribe

A group of this kind having recognized ancestry

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the many

The humbler portions of society

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cosmopolitan

So sophisticated as to be at home in all parts of the world or conversant with many spheres of interest:

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universal

That can be used for a great many or all kinds, forms, sizes, etc.; highly adaptable

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stock

The descendants of a common ancestor; a family line, especially of a specified character:

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women

Woman

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poeple (related)

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clan

An early form of social group, as in the Scottish Highlands, composed of several families claiming descent from a common ancestor, bearing the same family name, and following the same chieftain

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commonality

The definition of commonality is having something in common.

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demotic

In or of idiomatic, colloquial, everyday language

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populate

To be or become the inhabitants of; inhabit

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multitude

Multitude is defined as many.

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rabble

Any of various similar tools or mechanically operated devices used in roasting or refining furnaces.

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plebeians

Plural form of plebeian

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commonalty

A corporation or its membership

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hoi polloi

(Proscribed) The elite.

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kindred

A group of related persons, as a clan or tribe.

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laity

People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.

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menagerie

The definition of a menagerie is an odd or eclectic assortment of things, or a collection of animals that are kept to be exhibited.

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populace

Populace is the group of people living in a particular area or location.

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throng

Any great number of things massed or considered together; multitude

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londoner (related)

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submerged tenth

The humbler portions of society

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the underprivileged

The humbler portions of society

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hoi polloi (greek)

The humbler portions of society

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los de abajo (Spanish)

The humbler portions of society

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tag and bobtail; the mob

The humbler portions of society

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kinsmen

Plural form of kinsman

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lumpen

Of or referring to social outcasts.

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polyethnic

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proletarian

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the proletariat.

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homo sapiens

The scientific name for the only living species of human

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kin

A relation, typically by blood; sometimes used to refer to relations by marriage or adoption.

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young-people (related)

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muslims (related)

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sufferer (related)

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the multitude

The humbler portions of society

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Jane Q. Public

The humbler portions of society

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ethnic

Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, national, religious or cultural origins.

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pandemia

Persons as an organized body

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john-q-public

(Person, proper) An ordinary or average citizen, esp. of the U.S.

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