Folk
Folk noun - One of the segments of society into which people are grouped.
Usage example: the working-class folk with no airs or pretentions
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Synonyms for Folk
Order
Order noun - One of the segments of society into which people are grouped.
Usage example: the lower orders were once expected to be content living out their lives as servants to the upper classes
Folk and order are semantically related in society topic. Sometimes you can use "Folk" instead a noun "Order".
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Both words in one sentence
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In some epic folk songs about Bulgarian rebel leader Delyo, he is described as invulnerable to normal weapons, driving his enemies to cast a silver bullet in order to murder him.
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As a result, the nudists commit mass suicide in order to haunt any other religious folk that step on their former land.
Source: Film / Nudist Colony of the Dead -
Culture Equals Costume: When Nick Carter comes to Prague, he is dressed in a traditional folk/peasant costume in order to blend in, which of course makes him stand out in the modern city.
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Order and Folk. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/folk/order
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Order or Folk. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/folk/order.
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