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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Crowds swelled during the COVID-19 pandemic, when indoor public spaces closed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Crowds at the ceremony cheered and chanted his name after he formally took office, where he named key cabinet posts, including former youth activist Sudan Gurung as interior minister.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Crowds thought record-breaking global hit "Dynamite" would close the night - but it didn't.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Crowds swarmed a revitalized downtown’s “MoonPie Over Mobile” celebration, in which an oversize replica of the famous Southern snack descended from the RSA’s building.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Crowds at Safeway or at bus stops would be noisy with sound.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez