Synonyms and antonyms of General words for person or people in British Thesaurus

person (noun)

an individual human, usually an adult. The plural is people, but in formal or official language the form persons is used

people (noun)

used for referring to humans in general

human (noun)

a person

individual (noun)

a person considered separately from their society or community

humanity (noun)

all the people who are living in the world

folk (noun)

informal people in general

society (noun)

people in general living together in organized communities, with laws and traditions controlling the way that they behave towards one another

man (noun)

people in general

the many (adverb)

the majority of people

your fellow man/men ()

other people

rando (noun)

informal a stranger, especially one who seems a bit odd or behaves suspiciously

a person ()

used for referring to yourself or to people in general

being (noun)

a person

bird (noun)

old-fashioned a particular type of person

bod (noun)

informalBritish a person

case (noun)

a situation or person to be dealt with, often by an official

character (noun)

a person of a particular type

creature (noun)

a person described in a particular way

customer (noun)

informal a particular type of person, especially one who is dishonest or difficult to deal with

devil (noun)

informal a person. Used when you are describing someone or saying how you feel about them, especially if you like them

face (noun)

used for referring to a person

folk (noun)

people of a particular type or from a particular place

human (adjective)

relating to people

humankind (noun)

people in general

the living (adjective)

all the people who are alive

old stick ()

a person

party (noun)

formal a person or group involved in something such as an agreement or disagreement, especially a contract or legal case, with another person or group

person (noun)

used when you do not know who did something

public (noun)

people of a particular type: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

the public (noun)

people in general: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

sort (noun)

a particular type of person

soul (noun)

a particular type of person

souls (noun)

a person

souls (noun)

mainly literary people

specimen (noun)

a particular type of person. This word is often used in a humorous way, especially to talk about someone’s appearance

statistic (noun)

a person considered as a number, not as an individual

your man ()

used for talking about a particular man