peoples

NOUN

human beings

Synonyms

STRONGEST

community crowd family folk nation population public society

STRONG

bodies bourgeois cats citizens clan commonality folks heads herd horde humanity humankind humans inhabitants kin masses mob mortals multitude nationality persons plebeians populace proletariat rabble race riffraff tribe

WEAK

John/Jane Q. Public body politic common people general public hoi polloi human race person in the street rank and file

Antonyms

WEAK

animals plants

Example Sentences

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It follows ancient trade routes Indigenous nations had been using for thousands of years, from the Osage Trace in Missouri to the paths of the Pueblo peoples in New Mexico and the Mojave in California.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The mining company said it had strong relationships with Indigenous peoples in the Pilbara region and that it worked hand in hand with them to manage their cultural heritage "sustainably and responsibly".

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Queen Elizabeth spoke of how Britain and the U.S. could be the driving force to spread democracy and freedom to peoples around the world in the post-Soviet era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

They invited over 30 experts from around the world who cared about caribou—including Indigenous peoples, academics, zookeepers, and reindeer experts from Finland—to independently review the evidence for each assumption.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

The Indigenous peoples of the North American continent spoke hundreds of languages.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz