Popular With: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
ReviewedEvidence1 sourceSectionEnglish Usage
Quick answer
Use “popular with” to identify the people or group who like, enjoy, or support someone or something.
Key details
Confusion Familyusage-construction
Rule Familyadjective or complement construction
Termspopular with
Further guidance
Construction
Use “popular with” to identify the people or group who like, enjoy, or support someone or something.
Style Boundary
“Popular among” is also documented. This guide records “popular with” without presenting it as the only acceptable way to identify the relevant group.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
Popular↗ (opens in a new tab)Cambridge University Press · Direct Cambridge dictionary evidence for “popular with” and the documented “popular among” alternative when identifying people who like or support something.
Ablaze With: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Abound In or With: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Absorbed In: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Acceptable To: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Accessible To: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Acclaimed For: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
