Public and World

Public

Public noun - Human beings in general.
Usage example: a lecture open to the public

World is a synonym for public in people topic. In some cases you can use "World" instead a noun "Public".

World

World noun - Human beings in general.
Usage example: the whole world is waiting to see how this crisis will play out

Public is a synonym for world in everyone topic. You can use "Public" instead a noun "World".

Nearby Words: worldly, worldling

How words are described

human human public human world
normal normal public normal world
regular regular public regular world
alien alien public alien world
Other adjectives: actual, entire, real, main, larger, modern, wider.

Both words in one sentence

  • As there are no dark-skinned people on that world (or at least that part of it), a black character from Earth isn't able to accompany her companions in public.
  • Karl Albrecht, one of the 10 richest people in the world, is a complete mystery to the public.
  • You could choose Taggart's option of not revealing anything to the public, allowing the world to be run carefully and responsibly by trustworthy people unseen.
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