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. 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. Kevin Steele:

   The most important person in our team was Andrea Constand, she was the first courageous person who stood up in public and went to authorities and said, 'Bill Cosby drugged and raped me.'.

2. De Brunner:

   Our first responders will be put through their paces by mounting an operation to contain the area, evacuate the public, rescue and treat the wounded, manage a crime scene and, importantly, catch the people responsible.

3. Lord Grade:

   The big question is what do we want if anything from public service broadcasting for next 20 years.

4. Olivia Jade:

   I think that what hasn't been super public is that there is no justifying or excusing what happened because what happened was wrong. And I think every single person in my family can be like, 'That was messed up. That was a big mistake,’ but I think what's so important to me is to learn from the mistake, not to now be shamed and punished and never given a second chance because I'm 21. I feel like I deserve a second chance to redeem myself, to show I've grown.

5. Anthony Silva:

   Most gun owners, unless you’re sleeping with your weapon at nighttime or unless you’re a public safety officer, chances are you’re not checking your gun every single day.