crowd

[kroud] / kraʊd /

NOUN

large assembly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

circle congregation crew group horde lot mass mob pack party people press sellout throng

STRONG

army array blowout bunch cattle clique cloud cluster company concourse confluence conflux congeries coterie crush deluge drove faction flock flood gaggle herd host jam legion masses meet multitude muster organization posse rabble scores set stream surge swarm troupe tumult

WEAK

great unwashed rank and file

Antonyms

STRONG

individual one single

NOUN

special group of friends

Synonyms

STRONGEST

circle group lot

STRONG

bunch clique coterie faction posse push set

WEAK

in-crowd

VERB

cram, press into area

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cluster congest congregate deluge flock gather huddle overcrowd pack pile squeeze stream swamp swarm throng

STRONG

bear bunch bundle chock crush elbow jam mass muster push ram sardine shove squash squish surge troop

WEAK

jam-pack justle pack 'em in pack like sardines top off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disperse distribute divide scatter separate spread

STRONG

pull

WEAK

abandon leave retreat

Example Sentences

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Santa Anita announced that the crowd of 37,562 was largest for Santa Anita Derby day since 2018.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

González called up the regulars who had recently celebrated birthdays so the crowd could serenade them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

There is an intake of breath from the crowd every time he gets the ball at Etihad Stadium.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The talk show began in October 2024 and quickly became all the rage among the Silicon Valley tech crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

I gestured to the store, the displays I’d arranged, the crowd that I’d invited.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu