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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AFP journalists saw several people arrested by police, who also fired tear gas to disperse the growing crowds.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan were met at the airport by Kim in a red-carpet welcome complete with military salute and cheering crowds.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Social media videos show crowds of people rushing to the scene to assist the wounded.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The comments came about three months after the president deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles as large crowds protested widespread, aggressive immigration raids in the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

By the 1990s, crowds poured into the museum to marvel at the displays of artifacts from the Shinan shipwreck.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler