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public

[puhb-lik] / ˈpʌb lɪk /
ADJECTIVE
community, general
Synonyms
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civic civil communal governmental mutual national popular social universal urban
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city common country federal free government metropolitan open state
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accessible conjoint conjunct free to all intermutual municipal not private open door unrestricted widespread without charge
Antonyms
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local private unshared
WEAK
particular specific unknown
ADJECTIVE
known, acknowledged
Synonyms
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overt popular social
STRONG
general open patent plain
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exposed in circulation notorious obvious prevalent published recognized societal usual vulgar widespread
Antonyms
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private
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abnormal ambiguous definite extraordinary hidden unclear uncommon vague
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particular specific unknown
NOUN
people of community; people interested in something
Synonyms
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audience community country electorate everyone nation people populace population society
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bodies buyers citizens clientele commonalty followers following heads masses mob multitude patrons suite supporters voters
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men and women

Example Sentences

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Shifts in temperature extremes can affect crop growth, strain public health systems, and influence how communities perceive climate risks.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Jon added that the response from the public already "has been great" and is "hoping" that A-listers who are Jaws fans, like Tom Cruise, will venture over for a tour.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

It took until 2019, a year before the company went public, for Karp to — reluctantly — add a sales team to the company.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Some of his earlier memories are of dancing at family birthday parties or big public carnival events where the country’s top orchestras would play.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

For a time, her sisters, Kate and Maggie Fox, held greater power and a larger place in the public consciousness as the original spirit mediums.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.