crowds

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 peace single

NOUN

special group of friends

Synonyms

STRONGEST

circle group lot

STRONG

bunch clique coterie faction posse push set

WEAK

in-crowd

Antonyms

STRONG

individual

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

let go pull throw away uncompress

WEAK

abandon leave retreat

Example Sentences

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Red was the loudest colour in the huge crowds of bereaved wearing black.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026

"We will never be discouraged, we will always fight," she told crowds at a party event at the weekend.

From Barron's • Jul. 7, 2026

That can draw even more crowds to the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

On Monday, Iranian television broadcast large crowds of mourners slowly walking alongside the black truck carrying Khamenei’s flag-draped coffin and those of several slain relatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

In Paris, people were shouting, “To Berlin!” while in the German capital, crowds urged their army on to Paris.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman