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

Born in 1937, his life was marked by war, exile, his love for the commoner Sonja, his long apprenticeship as crown prince, and, finally, more than three decades on the throne.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
In the fairytale, the princess flees to another kingdom for a while to get away from the misery brought on by her father, finding work as a commoner to conceal her identity.

— Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of commoner

Noun

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

So, are invasives ruining the state’s waters, or is the state on the way to becoming the everyman’s Amazon, embraced by the folks who can’t afford the jungle lodge experience?

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026
Its leader, Nigel Farage, has cultivated an image of the everyman who makes campaign stops in the pub.

— Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of everyman

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Wichai Yuankham, 35, a factory worker who came to watch the ships arrive, said the naval visit was a welcome boost to the local economy.

— Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
Changing majors and career paths The CNBC survey found that almost 40% of students and workers enrolled in school have considered changing their major, field of study or coursework due to AI, rising to 44% for students who are not employed.

— Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

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