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pop·u·lar
 popular
- pronunciation:
- pap
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
widely liked or enjoyed; regarded favorably by many.
It was a popular movie, and it spawned numerous sequels.I always wanted to be popular at school, but I was too shy.- synonyms:
- best-selling, hot
- antonyms:
- unpopular
- similar words:
- acclaimed, big, celebrated, familiar, famous, favorite, renowned, trendy, well-known
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| definition 2: |
pertaining to, representing, or originating with the common people.
He led a popular revolt against the government.U.S. senators are elected by popular vote.- synonyms:
- mass, plebeian, proletarian, working-class
- antonyms:
- individual
- similar words:
- blue-collar, civic, civil, mob, public, social, vernacular, vulgar
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| definition 3: |
designed for, appealing to, or reflecting the taste or preferences of the general public.
His work is a typical example of popular art in the 1960s.I don't go to movies or watch much television, so my knowledge of popular culture is somewhat limited.- synonyms:
- conventional, lowbrow, mass, middle-class, middlebrow, straight
- antonyms:
- highbrow
- similar words:
- bourgeois, commercial, mob, pop, public, square
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| related words: |
common, current, fashionable, general, name, prevailing, smash |
| derivation: |
popularly (adv.) |
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