Definitions

mob

[mob] / mɒb /

NOUN

large group of people

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clan crowd flock gang horde mass riot swarm throng troop

STRONG

assemblage body cabal camp cattle circle class clique collection commonality company coterie crew crush drove gathering herd host jam lot masses multitude pack populace posse press proletariat rabble riffraff ring scum set

WEAK

canaille

Antonyms

STRONG

individual single

VERB

come upon by pushing; surround

Synonyms

STRONGEST

jostle swarm

STRONG

attack cram crowd fill hustle jam overrun pack riot throng

WEAK

set upon

Antonyms

STRONG

retreat

WEAK

avoid ignore leave alone shun

Example Sentences

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According to Leah, once confronted face-to-face, the local mob left without incident.

From Literature

"But in this case the mob were going to use the fire exit to reach us."

From BBC

Few things are less edifying than a mob that has decided to rectify a great wrong in the name of justice and purity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Police say four men have been arrested and a special police team has been set up to track down other members of the mob.

From BBC

Yet even as industrial police and officers in plain clothes arrived at the site, they were unable to extract him from the mob, he added.

From BBC