Synonyms for people
Another word for people is citizenry, mass or masses. Below are 6 synonyms and 30 related words across 6 senses.
Also searched as: peopled, peopler, peoples, peopling.
1. noun: (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
2. noun: the body of citizens of a state or country
- citizenry
3. noun: members of a family line
4. noun: the common people generally
- mass synonyms
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- multitude synonyms
- the great unwashed
- hoi polloi
5. verb: fill with people
6. verb: furnish with people
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- world synonyms
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- free people
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- business people
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- living synonyms
- building
- land synonyms
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- country people
- governed
- electorate
- grouping
- countryfolk
- family synonyms
- family line synonyms
- sept synonyms
- folk synonyms
- kinfolk
- kinsfolk
- phratry
- following synonyms
- audience synonyms
- followers
People in word games
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Questions people ask
What is another word for people?
You can say citizenry, mass, masses, multitude or the great unwashed instead of people. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively".
What is the opposite of people?
WordNet lists no direct antonym for people; the nearest opposites depend on which sense you mean.
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