Synonyms of riffraff
29 similar words
Another word for riffraff is canaille. Other synonyms of riffraff are commonality, commonalty, crowd, commonage and demos.
Synonyms and similar words for riffraff
nounThe rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position.
- canailleThe lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar.
- commonality
- commonalty
- crowd
- commonage
- demos
- everyoneEvery individual in a set; every person.
- general public
- great unhosed
- great unwashedThe general populace, particularly the working class.
- herd
- hoi polloiThe common people; the masses. (Used with or without the definite article.).
- lower classA class of people in a society characterized by low incomes, low level of education, high unemployment and, as a result...
- manyA multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
- masses
- mob
- multitude
- odds and sodsOrdinary people who lack distinction.
- peasantry
- plebsThe common people, especially (derogatory) the mob.
- populace
- proletariat
- rabbleThe mass of common people; the lowest class of populace.
- rank and file
- third estate
- trash
- unwashed
- unwashed massesThe collective group of people who are considered to be uneducated, uninformed, or in some other way unqualified for...
- working classThe social class of those who perform physical work for a living, as opposed to the professional or middle class, the...
Meaning of riffraff
- noun The rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position.
- noun Sweepings; refuse.
riffraff in other languages
Questions about synonyms of riffraff
- What is another word for riffraff?
- Riffraff has 29 synonyms on Word.ws, such as canaille, commonality, commonalty, crowd, commonage, demos, everyone and general public.
- What does riffraff mean?
- Riffraff means the rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position.
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