to keep someone or something safe from harm
- Similar:
- protect
- Opposite:
- abandon
Foundation level · Year 4 · free
public
adjective
open to or shared by everyone
The public school fair was fun for every student.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- open
- common
- shared
- everyone
- general
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- confidential
- hidden
- personal
- private
- secret
More examples
- Her public speech in the tale cheered the crowd.
- His public kite show amazed everyone at the park.
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