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public

modif.

Open to the public
free to all, without charge, unrestricted, not private, known; see also free 4.
Owned by the public
governmental, government, civil, civic, common, communal, publicly owned, municipal, metropolitan, state, federal, country, city, township, deeded in perpetuity.
Antonyms private*, personal, restricted.

public Synonyms

public

n.

people, society, the community, populace, citizens, the nation; see also people 3.

in public

candidly, plainly, above board; see openly 1.

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Another word for public

adjective

Of, concerning, or affecting the community or the people:
civic, civil, national. See specific
Belonging to, shared by, or applicable to all alike:
common, communal, conjoint, general, joint, mutual. See group
Of, representing, or carried on by people at large:
democratic, general, popular. See politics, specific
Not restricted or confined to few:
open, open-door, unrestricted. See open

noun

The common people:
common (used in plural), commonality, commonalty, commoner (used in plural), crowd, hoi polloi, mass (used in plural), mob, pleb (used in plural), plebeian (used in plural), populace, ruck¹, third estate. See over
Persons as an organized body:
community, people, society. See specific
The body of persons who admire a public personality, especially an entertainer:
audience, following. See like