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public
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of PUBLIC
1
not known by only a select few <the mayor's indiscretions have been public knowledge for some time>
Synonyms open
Related Words general, popular; nonclassified, unclassified, well-known; advertised, aired, announced, broadcast, declared, disclosed, divulged, heralded, posted, proclaimed, promulgated, publicized, published, spotlighted; current, prevalent, rife, widespread; communal, shared; reported, reputed, rumored
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Near Antonyms classified; unadvertised, unannounced, undisclosed; clandestine, collusive, conspiratorial, covert; surreptitious, undercover, underhand, underhanded; intimate, personal; concealed, repressed, reserved, silenced, stifled, suppressed, withheld; recanted, retracted, revoked
2
freely available for use or participation by all <a public swimming pool>
Related Words collective, common, communal, shared; accessible, available, free; unregulated, unreserved
3
of or relating to a nation <a trade agreement in the public interest>
Related Words civic, federal, municipal; government, governmental; domestic, internal, intestine; democratic, republican; nationwide
Antonyms nonnational
4
held by or applicable to a majority of the people <public sentiment was against the war>
Related Words unanimous, universal; pop; everyday, familiar, household, usual, well-known; contemporary, current, present; dominant, predominant, preponderant; characteristic, typical; pandemic, pervasive, prevalent, rife, widespread; communal, shared
5
used or done by a number of people as a group <public transportation>
Synonyms collaborative, combined, common, communal, concerted, conjoint, conjunct, cooperative, joint, multiple, mutual, pooled, public, shared, united
Related Words bilateral, consensual, reciprocal, symbiotic, synergic, synergistic, two-way; mass, popular; general, generic, universal
Near Antonyms personal, private; independent, separate, several; esoteric, particular, special, specialized
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