Definitions

people

[pee-puhl] / ˈpi pəl /

NOUN

human beings

Synonyms

STRONGEST

community crowd family folk nation population public society

STRONG

bodies bourgeois citizens clan commonality folks heads herd horde humanity humankind humans inhabitants kin masses mob mortals multitude nationality persons plebeians populace proletariat race tribe

WEAK

John/Jane Q. Public body politic common people general public hoi polloi human race person in the street rabble rank and file riffraff

Antonyms

WEAK

animals plants

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It’s not just one or two songs, people sing along to everything.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

And if you do that, people will connect with it because it’s honest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

I felt like I needed the help of people much smarter than me.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

And I think the people who know me know that I’m a lover of comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

When Joey Guerrero dies of heart failure on June 18, none of the people in her life know anything about her past.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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