Synonyms for masses

Most common

people · populace · polloi · many

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Noun

Antonyms

aristocracy, royalty

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   People, especially a large number of people; the general population.

Related words

Phrases

unwashed masses

Example sentences

• crowd The crowd protested against racial discrimination.
• 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

4 letters

many², herd¹

5 letters

crowd¹

6 letters

people², rabble², polloi²

8 letters

populace³

9 letters

multitude³

10 letters

commonalty

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (many² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

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