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/ˈɹæbəl/ · verb
(intransitive) To speak in a confused manner; talk incoherently; utter nonsense.
Such practices as Theſe, too groſs to lye / Long unobſerv'd by each diſcerning Eye, / The more judicious Iſraelites Unſpell'd, / Though ſtill the Charm the giddy Rabble held, […]
Use rabble when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rabble means (intransitive) To speak in a confused manner; talk incoherently; utter nonsense.
Common synonyms include rout, plebs, riffraff, canaille.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Such practices as Theſe, too groſs to lye / Long unobſerv'd by each diſcerning Eye, / The more judicious Iſraelites Unſpell'd, / Though ſtill the Charm the giddy Rabble held, […]
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