throngs

NOUN

large crowd

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bunch congregation crush flock gathering horde mass mob multitude sellout swarm

STRONG

assemblage assembly collection concourse drove host jam pack press push

WEAK

everybody

Example Sentences

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The Brooklyn street performer/stuntman Leh-Boy rode through throngs of revelers with a trash can balanced on his head.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2026

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia joined throngs of devotees waving Spanish and Vatican flags in Cibeles Square for a service filled with religious symbolism.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

The waters off the Indian Ocean coast where throngs of swimmers will soon congregate are home to the world’s three most-dangerous shark species.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The streets of the Catalina Foothills are lined with Arizona's iconic, giant three-armed Saguaro cacti – and throngs of journalists, investigators and neighbours fixated on the disappearance of the mother of TV presenter Savannah Guthrie.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

I rushed after her, swimming through the throngs of fellow students.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben