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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How to use public in a sentence?

1. Prime Minister David Cameron:

   There's no doubt in my mind these are going to be difficult economic times, if we do see economic difficulties, one of the ways we have to react to that is to make sure that our public finances and economy remain strong ... so I don't think it would be right to suspend the fiscal rules.

2. Rachel Uchitel:

   I spent 10 years having a lot of the media be very snarky in the way that they write about me, the public be very angry in the way they speak about me and the way that they perceive me, and I have felt like they have wanted an apology from me.

3. Senator Brown:

   I don't care what they say to me. I care about public health. It's clear that Mitch McConnell and some of my Senate colleagues, like Ted Cruz, care nothing about essential workers.

4. Ajnesh Prasad:

   Without a government establishing a robust system of social support through public policy, which would appear in the form of social assistance programs like stipend or subsidies, a lockdown isn't feasible.

5. United States:

   These prudent, targeted and temporary actions will decrease the pressure on public health officials screening incoming travelers, expedite the processing of United States citizens and permanent residents returning from China, and ensure resources are focused on the health and safety of the American people.