Synonyms for public
ˈpʌb lɪkpub·lic

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1. publicnoun

   Antonyms:
   private

2. publicadjective

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

   Members of the public may not proceed beyond this point.

   Antonyms:
   private

3. publicadjective

   Antonyms:
   private

4. publicadjective

   Antonyms:
   private

5. publicadjective

   Antonyms:
   private

6. publicadjective

   Antonyms:
   private

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1. public

   Common signifies frequently occurring, not out of the regular course, not exceptional; hence, not above the average, not excellent or distinguished, inferior, or even low; common also signifies pertaining to or participated in by two or more persons or things; as, sorrow is common to the race. General may signify pertaining equally to all of a class, race, etc., but very commonly signifies pertaining to the greater number, but not necessarily to all. Universal applies to all without exception; general applies to all with possible or comparatively slight exceptions; common applies to very many without deciding whether they are even a majority. A common remark is one we often hear; a general experience is one that comes to the majority of people; a universal experience is one from which no human being is exempt. It is dangerous for a debater to affirm a universal proposition, since that can be negatived by a single exception, while a general statement is not invalidated even by adducing many exceptions. We say a common opinion, common experience, a general rule, general truth, a universal law. Compare synonyms for NORMAL; USUAL.

   Synonyms:
   common, commonplace, customary, everyday, familiar, frequent, general, habitual, normal, ordinary, popular, prevalent, universal, usual

   Antonyms:
   exceptional, infrequent, rare, singular, uncommon, unknown, unusual

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1. public

   Synonyms:
   open, notorious, common, social, national, exoteric, general, generally known

   Antonyms:
   close, secret, private, domestic, secluded, solitary, personal, individual

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1. populace, public, worldnoun

   people in general considered as a whole

   "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"

   Synonyms:
   reality, world, humankind, human race, earthly concern, man, cosmos, globe, creation, macrocosm, universe, worldly concern, populace, humanity, human beings, mankind, existence, humans, earth, domain

   Antonyms:
   offstage, closed-door, secluded, private, one-on-one, tete-a-tete, clubby, secret, nonpublic, single, privy, snobbish, cliquish, confidential, insular, snobby, semiprivate, cloistered, sequestered, reclusive, clannish, individual, head-to-head, backstage, toffee-nosed, close

2. publicadjective

   a body of people sharing some common interest

   "the reading public"

   Synonyms:
   world, populace

   Antonyms:
   reclusive, one-on-one, single, close, snobbish, clubby, tete-a-tete, cloistered, insular, secret, private, confidential, clannish, head-to-head, secluded, individual, snobby, semiprivate, cliquish, backstage, toffee-nosed, offstage, closed-door, nonpublic, sequestered, privy

3. publicadjective

   not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole

   "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures"

   Antonyms:
   nonpublic, secluded, privy, secret, confidential, cloistered, toffee-nosed, snobbish, backstage, individual, sequestered, snobby, cliquish, reclusive, closed-door, insular, single, semiprivate, close, clannish, tete-a-tete, head-to-head, clubby, offstage, private, one-on-one

4. publicadjective

   affecting the people or community as a whole

   "community leaders"; "community interests"; "the public welfare"

   Antonyms:
   semiprivate, head-to-head, snobby, closed-door, cliquish, confidential, secret, toffee-nosed, offstage, secluded, clubby, private, sequestered, nonpublic, backstage, clannish, one-on-one, insular, single, individual, cloistered, reclusive, privy, snobbish, tete-a-tete, close

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1. publicadjective

   Synonyms:
   of the whole, not private

2. publicadjective

   Synonyms:
   open, notorious, generally known

3. publicadjective

   Synonyms:
   common, general

4. publicnoun

   Synonyms:
   [preceded by The.] persons, men, society, the people, the community, the world

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1. List of paraphrases for "public":

   audience, general, publique, civil, audiences, open, government, population, official, público, pública, state, publiques, publics, public-sector, year, report, publicly, governmental, citizens, públicas, pubic, plenary, state-owned, public-, society, pubblica, citizen, δημοσίου, popular, people, government-run

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1. Dominic Tweddle:

   It was an amazing response from our funding partners and the public, who dug deep in extremely difficult times to save these treasures.

2. Kimberly Erusha:

   This tool is not completely available to the public as of yet, this summer, we have been field testing it with 39 different golf courses across the U.S to build up the content in the data base.

3. Alistair McLean:

   Essentially, we want the public to be given more control over the way they are approached by charities and for further safeguards to be put in place when it comes to fundraising requests of the elderly and vulnerable, the collective experience of being approached by many charities simultaneously compounds things further.

4. Asbel Kiprop:

   I have worked so hard to build a career since 2003 when I was 13 years old. The achievements I made are crumbling before my own eyes, for a crime that I have not committed, in the court of public opinion, as an advocate of clean sports, I know I am very innocent. I am accused of something that I have never committed. Athletics runs deep in Kiprop's family. His father David Kebenei represented Kenya at the 1987 All Africa Games in Nairobi, where he finished fourth in the 1,500 meters. Kebenei ran in the golden era of British middle-distance running, competing against current IAAF President Sebastian Coe in the early 1980s. Kiprop's brother Victor Kebenei is an upcoming 800 meters runner.

5. Chief Franklin Adderley:

   Its attempt was to damage the image of our agency and I just hope that the people and the public realize that we're not going to tolerate it and anyone that's engaged in this behavior will be addressed immediately.