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Synonyms of public

3 similar words · 3 opposite words

Another word for public is commonweal. Other synonyms of public are public interest and public good. The opposite of public is nonpublic.

Synonyms and similar words for public

nounChiefly preceded by the: a collective body of a politically organized nation or state; a body...

Opposite of public

adjectiveMore antonyms

  • nonpublicNot open to the public; not available to or shared by the public; private.
  • privateAccessible only to the class itself or instances of it, and not to other classes or even subclasses.
  • unpublicNot public.

Meaning of public

  1. adjective Able to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view.
  2. adjective Open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes.
  3. adjective Of a company: having shares of stock traded publicly, for example, through a stock market.

Full definition of public

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Questions about synonyms of public

What is another word for public?
Public has 3 synonyms on Word.ws, such as commonweal, public interest and public good.
What is the opposite of public?
The opposite of public is nonpublic. Other antonyms of public are private.
What does public mean?
Public means able to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: public (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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