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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What sets Forster apart from most of his contemporaries was his attitude toward indigenous peoples.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The dinosaur's name honors the traditions of the Aonikenk people, the southernmost group of the Indigenous Tehuelche peoples of Patagonia.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Totalling around 1,200 people, these include the Nicobarese as well as the Shompen, hunter-gatherers who shun contact with outsiders, who Survival describes as "one of the most isolated peoples on Earth."

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

This is a period of grieving among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples that involves cultural practices and ceremonies and can last days, weeks or even months.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

He wanted to improve the lot of impoverished peoples across the world.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French