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. • People

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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. Lesley Fulop:

   As always, the Department of Homeland Security encourages vigilance by the public to report any suspicious activity to law enforcement.

2. Philip Murphy:

   The public may not tolerate that for very long and certainly political leaders might not.

3. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder:

   And so that's the problem here is we know the ones that have higher levels to do appropriate follow-up care, so really, we need to establish the right medical protocols, the public health pieces, the educational process things, to watch these kids for years that didn't have higher blood levels in terms of a blood test. Because they could be affected.

4. Clifford Villanueva Villalon:

   Isolation is not evasion from the public eye, only a strategy to privatize your life.

5. Brian Turner:

   We continue to urge the public to please remain alert and to report to law enforcement any suspicious activity that is observed either in person or online, with our local partners we gather, share and act upon threat information as it comes to our attention.