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multitude

[muhl-ti-tood, -tyood] / ˈmʌl tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
NOUN
large group
Synonyms
STRONGEST
horde legion myriad slew throng
STRONG
aggregation army assemblage assembly collection commonalty concourse congregation crowd crush drove heap herd host infinitude infinity jam loads lot lots majority mass mob much number numbers ocean oodles people plenitude plurality populace proletariat public push quantity scores sea swarm turnout
WEAK
great number
Antonyms
STRONG
little minority
WEAK
handful portion single zero

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On Feb. 19, city officials “red-tagged” the mall for the owners’ failure to resolve a multitude of issues related to its fire protection systems.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

“Wuthering Heights” is a reminder of just how effective and everlasting a novel can be; of the places it can take us and the multitude of emotions it can make us feel.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

The Puerto Rican star's musically ambitious Debí Tirar Más Fotos, fuses live instrumentation with the hip-swaying pulse of reggaeton, plena, salsa and a multitude of other Latin styles.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

For generations, pop culture has been a unifying force for Americans amid our multitude of differences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Lord Asriel had seen the billion-strong flocks of blue starlings that wheeled at sunset around the palace of the Emperor K’ang-Po, but he had never seen so vast a multitude in all his life.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.