Synonyms for masses
mass·es

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1. massesnoun

   Synonyms:
   unwashed

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1. masses

   The populace are poor and ignorant, but may be law-abiding; a mob is disorderly and lawless, but may be rich and influential. The rabble is despicable, worthless, purposeless; a mob may have effective desperate purpose. A crowd may be drawn by mere curiosity; some strong, pervading excitement is needed to make it a mob. Compare PEOPLE.

   Synonyms:
   canaille, crowd, dregs of the people, lower classes, mob, populace, rabble, the vulgar

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1. multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, people, the great unwashednoun

   the common people generally

   "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"

   Synonyms:
   tidy sum, plurality, wad, peck, mint, plenty, lot, pack, hoi polloi, batch, raft, quite a little, passel, pile, muckle, volume, mass, good deal, stack, mountain, multitude, deal, battalion, throng, flock, hatful, mickle, slew, citizenry, heap, mess, people, sight, large number, concourse, spate, the great unwashed, bulk, great deal, pot

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1. List of paraphrases for "masses":

   mass, weights, sledgehammers, crowds, bodies

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1. Denis Diderot:

   The general interest of the masses might take the place of the insight of genius if it were allowed freedom of action.

2. Johann Kepler:

   I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses.

3. Albert & Emily Vail, Transforming Light (pg 254):

   The measuring rod of a civilization is the prosperity of the masses.

4. Susan Scott:

   We are not aware of any black holes in the universe with masses less than about five solar masses, this would raise many new questions such as,' how does such a light black hole form ?'.

5. Democratic Rep. Al Green:

   White babies would not be treated the way these babies of color are being treated, Madam Secretary, this is about color. We've opened our doors, your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free. Except we now have our quota of people of color.