EVERYWOMAN Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

everywoman

noun

Definition of everywoman

as in plain Jane

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Recent Examples of everywoman Readers around the world have been enthralled by the story of Lorelei Lee, a tactical beauty with a desire to improve herself romantically, financially and socially, and Lorelei’s bestie and travel buddy, Dorothy Shaw, the everywoman along for the fun. — Adriana Trigiani, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2026 Despite her years of acclaim and success, Kidman still feels like an everywoman, despite being anything but. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025 Her Everywoman columns spoke to those, like her, who transitioned from stay-at-home mother roles to positions of leadership in business, the arts, the community. — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025 Where these subjects converge — and how a simple Everywoman like Orsolya responds to them — is perhaps the film’s biggest question of all. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for everywoman

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Noun

Sure, there’s the plain Jane staples, but Fat Patty also offers a variety of specialty burgers.

— Renee Umsted, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025
Jane starts off literally like plain Jane, very sweet and wholesome.

— EW.com, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025

Definition of plain Jane

Noun

Now artists, who had only recently emerged as solo entrepreneurs, reverted to their erstwhile status as proletarians—indeed, as migrant workers.

— Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
Fundamentally, the proletarian forfeits not so much income as individual freedom and the sovereignty of his or her class.

— Benjamin Kunkel, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025

Definition of proletarian

Noun

Camilla’s decades-long life as a commoner sets her apart from other royals like Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth, who never had to learn how to cook because they were raised with a dedicated staff of personal chefs, Marie Claire notes.

— Christopher Luu, InStyle, 17 July 2026
The original 67-member royal household shrank to 16, a contraction exacerbated by the requirement that female members must leave the imperial family after marrying a commoner.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of commoner

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In the latter years of the Roman Republic, landowners amassed unprecedented riches while plebeians floundered, spawning resentment that infected many corners of society.

— Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
How could the bookseller trust two random plebeians off the street?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025

Definition of plebeian

Noun

Instead of following his gut like some unenlightened pleb, Patrick trusts his spleen and his spleen alone.

— Laura Bradley, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
But because these monsters have yet to develop any fungal armor, runners are susceptible to gunshots, knives, and any other weaponry that would take out your average pleb.

— Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 20 Jan. 2023

Definition of pleb

Noun

In a World Cup boasting a galaxy of stars, a lunch-bucket team of blue-collar everymen may wind up outshining them all.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Editor-in-chief Ned Sampson (Domhnall Gleeson) is a mix of blustery Michael Scott naivete and Jim Halpert everyman likability in his attempts to resurrect the struggling Toledo Truth Teller.

— Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026

Definition of everyman

Noun

The building appears to be still in the framing stage with workers making adjustments to the concrete pylons as cars zip past.

— Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
From a human trafficking sweep, to a mistrial in the K Street mass shooting case, to a look at a state worker Reddit community, here’s a rundown of the top Sacramento stories on July 21.

— Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

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