Meaning & use

popular

adjective·Everyday

Liked, admired, or supported by a large number of people.

See it in a sentence

The new coffee shop quickly became popular among students on campus.

Her popular novel has been translated into more than twenty languages.

A note on using this word

"Popular vote" in politics refers to votes cast directly by citizens, a related but specific sense.

Words with a similar meaning

well-likedfavoredfashionable

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Words with an opposite meaning

unpopulardisliked

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