Synonyms for canaille

Most common

mob · populace · rabble · riff-raff

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar.

Related words

Other spellings

canail

Forms

Plural

canailles → mobs, populaces, rabbles, riff-raffs…

Example sentences

• mob The mob gathered round the car like so many flies.
• populace The populace was in thrall to the dictator's whims.
• rabble Tom called the striking workers a rabble.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

mob¹

5 letters

trash¹

6 letters

rabble²

8 letters

populace³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rabble² = 2 syllables).