What does “popular” mean?
- 1
adjectiveliked or enjoyed by many people
This café is very popular with students.
- 2
adjectivebelieved or done by many ordinary people
Contrary to popular belief, bats are not blind.
Popular at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈpɑpjəlɚ/ · PAHP-yuh-lur
How to use “popular” correctly
Say “popular with” or “popular among” a group: “popular with teenagers”, not “popular for teenagers”.
Common phrases with “popular”
- popular with
- popular music
- popular belief
- extremely popular
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- unpopular
Word family
- popularity
- popularly
- unpopular
“popular” is on these word lists
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