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Public

Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; -- opposed to private; as, the public treasury.

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Common 84% connected

Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property.

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Common 84% connected

Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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National 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general; as, a national government, language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.

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National 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general; as, a national government, language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.

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Open 84% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

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Open 84% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 2

Body 76% connected

The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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People 76% connected

The body of persons who compose a community, tribe, nation, or race; an aggregate of individuals forming a whole; a community; a nation.

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Publicity 74% connected

The quality or state of being public, or open to the knowledge of a community; notoriety; publicness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Publicity 74% connected

The quality or state of being public, or open to the knowledge of a community; notoriety; publicness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Audience 70% connected

The act of hearing; attention to sounds.

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Open 66% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

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Open 66% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Overt 66% connected

Open to view; public; apparent; manifest.

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Overt 66% connected

Open to view; public; apparent; manifest.

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Synonym 2

Populace 92% connected

The common people; the vulgar; the multitude, -- comprehending all persons not distinguished by rank, office, education, or profession.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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World 92% connected

The earth and the surrounding heavens; the creation; the system of created things; existent creation; the universe.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Private 94% connected

Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person, company, or interest; peculiar to one's self; unconnected with others; personal; one's own; not pu…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Private 94% connected

Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person, company, or interest; peculiar to one's self; unconnected with others; personal; one's own; not pu…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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