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Synonyms for population

4 synonyms
1 meaning

noun

Most common

nation populace universe

All synonyms

Noun

1. Populace

populace, people, nation

Other

Definitions

n. 1
The people living within a political or geographical boundary.
The population of New Jersey will not stand for this!

Related words

Word family: popular populate populous
Phrases: general population population bottleneck

Forms

Plural: populations → populaces, peoples, nations, universes…

Example sentences

nation Mexico is a nation that borders the United States.
populace The populace was in thrall to the dictator's whims.
universe The universe on the earth is constituted of atoms.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
population		falling
nation		steady
populace		steady
universe		rising

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

By length

6 letters: people², nation²
8 letters: universe³, populace³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (people² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: population
Italiano: popolazione
Español: población
Deutsch: Bevölkerung
Català: població