Synonyms for folk
foʊkfolk

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1. folk, folks, common peoplenoun

   people in general (often used in the plural)

   "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"

   Synonyms:
   common people, kinsfolk, tribe, sept, family line, kinfolk, folk music, phratry, ethnic music, folks, family

2. tribe, folknoun

   a social division of (usually preliterate) people

   Synonyms:
   common people, kinfolk, kindred, family line, clan, kinsfolk, kin group, family, sept, folks, tribe, kinship group, folk music, federation of tribes, kin, phratry, ethnic music

3. family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratrynoun

   people descended from a common ancestor

   "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"

   Synonyms:
   kinsperson, mob, crime syndicate, kinfolk, menage, family line, family unit, ethnic music, class, home, category, kinsfolk, family, folks, tribe, common people, household, fellowship, sept, folk music, kin, phratry, house, syndicate

4. folk music, ethnic music, folknoun

   the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community

   Synonyms:
   common people, ethnic music, tribe, kinsfolk, folk music, kinfolk, sept, phratry, family line, folks, family

Matched Categories

1. • Lineage
   • People
   • Popular Music
   • Social Group

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "folk":

   folklore, popular, civil, people, populaires, populaire, traditional

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1. Patrice Derrington:

   This is how urban folk choose to live: a defined neighborhood that represents their values and aspirations, set in amongst others of a different identity, hudson Yards is creating a neighborhood - a mix of buildings for work, sleep and play. The heart of a new 'village' has been created.

2. Don McLean:

   It’s kind of a folk song now, if there's any definition of what a real folk song is, in the world of music back a hundred years ago or so — even hundreds of years ago in rural areas — there were no tape recorders or TV or radio, or even people who were literate enough to write things down.

3. Gremy Fernandez:

   It's going to be a lovely visit for Cuba, especially for religious folk - but it won't go any further than that, there won't be any real changes.

4. Henry Louis Mencken:

   The only really happy folk are married women and single men.

5. Bob Kendrick:

   When Jackie Robinson stepped on the field as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, for us Black folk, it was our Neil Armstrong landing on the moon.