Synonyms for public

Most common

pub · tavern · ale house · world · society

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Adjective

Antonyms

individual, reclusive, surreptitious

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   Chiefly preceded by the: members of the community or the people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.

   Members of the public may not proceed beyond this point.

2. n. 2

   Preceded by a possessive determiner such as my, your, or their: a group of people who support a particular person, especially a performer, a writer, etc.; an audience, a following.

3. adj. 1

   Able to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view.

Related words

Word family

publically publican public-hearted publicly public-spirited pub publication publicize

Phrases

public house public convenience public school public toilet public housing public opinion public speaker public bookcase

Forms

Plural

publics → locals, pubs, taverns, saloons…

Example sentences

• society An individual is the smallest unit of the society.
• populace The populace was in thrall to the dictator's whims.
• community Tom had to perform 100 hours of community service.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

men¹, pub¹

4 letters

open²

5 letters

world¹, state¹, local², crowd¹, overt²

6 letters

social², common², patent², tavern², saloon²

7 letters

general³, society⁴, popular³, outward²

8 letters

national³, populace³, groggery

9 letters

community⁴, political⁴, notorious⁴

12 letters

unrestricted⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (open² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

public

Italiano

pubblico

Español

público

Deutsch

Allgemeinheit

Català

públic