popular

UK /ˈpɒp.jʊ.lə/ US /ˈpɑ.pjə.lɚ/

adj 5noun 4

Collocations

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1

(adj.)

VERBS

be, prove, seem | become | remain

make sth

Her new cooking show made her popular with teenagers around the world.

ADV

enormously, especially, extremely, genuinely, highly, hugely, immensely, incredibly, massively, particularly, phenomenally, really, vastly, very, wildly | increasingly

less than, not exactly

She became less popular at school after spreading rumors about her classmates.

fairly, pretty, quite, rather, relatively

deservedly

The band has become deservedly popular since releasing their new album last year.

instantly

She became instantly popular after posting that funny video on social media.

always, enduringly, eternally, ever, perennially

Video games remain perennially popular with teenagers around the world.

widely | universally | internationally

personally

The teacher was personally popular with students even though her class was very difficult.

politically

PREP

among

Video games have become increasingly popular among teenagers over the past decade.

as

Skateboarding has become increasingly popular as a hobby among teenagers in recent years.

for

That coffee shop became popular for its homemade desserts and friendly staff.

with

The new coffee shop is very popular with students who study there every day.

Definitions

adj

1

Common among the general public; generally accepted.

Contrary to popular misconception, MacArthur Park is not the worst song ever written.

Recent evidence demonstrates that caffeine addiction is becoming popular worldwide.

2

Concerning the people; public.

3

Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public.

At the coming of Calvin thither, the form of their civil regiment was popular, as it continueth at this day: neither king, nor duke, nor nobleman of any authority or power over them, but officers chosen by the people out of themselves, to order all things with public consent.

Luther in popular memory had become a saint, his picture capable of saving houses from burning down, if it was fixed to the parlour wall.

4

Of low birth, not noble; vulgar, plebian.

Popular and shallow-headed mindes, cannot perceive the grace or comelinesse, nor judge of a smooth and quaint discourse.

5

Aimed at ordinary people, as opposed to specialists etc.; intended for general consumption.

As a work of popular science it is exemplary: the focus may be the numbers, but most of the mathematical legwork is confined to the appendices and the accompanying commentary is amusing and witty, as well as informed.

noun

1

A person who is popular, especially at a school.

To pass time, Nicole (Tammy Lynn Michaels), the most vicious of the populars, decides they should play a little game. Earlier that day, in their feminist studies class, the women were discussing Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, a novel ...

2

An inexpensive newspaper with wide circulation.

Serious newspapers boomed; the populars became tabloid supplements to television, with the television schedules and related features increasingly the core of the newspaper.

3

A member of the Populares

[...] when their ambassadors were come from Samos, and that they saw not only the populars, but also some others of their own party thought trusty before, to be now changed.

noun

1

A member of any political party with "Popular" in the title, such as the Partido Popular in Spain or Popolari di Italia Domani in Italy

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially amon

pop

adjective — representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of t

democratic

Antonyms

unpopular

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

Contrary to popular misconception, MacArthur Park is not the worst song ever written.

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02

Recent evidence demonstrates that caffeine addiction is becoming popular worldwide.

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03

At the coming of Calvin thither, the form of their civil regiment was popular, as it continueth at this day: neither king, nor duke, nor nobleman of any authority or power over them, but officers chos

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04

To pass time, Nicole (Tammy Lynn Michaels), the most vicious of the populars, decides they should play a little game. Earlier that day, in their feminist studies class, the women were discussing Natha

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05

Serious newspapers boomed; the populars became tabloid supplements to television, with the television schedules and related features increasingly the core of the newspaper.

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06

[...] when their ambassadors were come from Samos, and that they saw not only the populars, but also some others of their own party thought trusty before, to be now changed.

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Usage Notes

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