Synonyms of crowds

crowds 1 of 2

noun

plural of crowd

1

as in throngs

a great number of persons or creatures massed together

a huge crowd of fans was on hand to greet the returning World Series champions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throngs
• swarms
• hordes
• flocks
• masses
• multitudes
• masses
• legions
• mobs
• armies
• droves
• millions
• herds
• bikes
• routs
• hosts
• crushes
• crams
• presses
• rabbles
• riffraffs
• piles
• rabblements
• scrums
• gaggles
• heaps
• mountains
• jams
• logjams

2

as in communities

a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially

the fashionable crowd at the polo tournament

Synonyms & Similar Words

• communities
• cliques
• circles
• networks
• bunches
• packs
• gangs
• clans
• clubs
• organizations
• lots
• bodies
• coteries
• folds
• tribes
• covens
• sets
• communes
• elites
• rings
• societies
• factions
• galères
• guilds
• in-groups
• camps
• klatches
• colleges
• squads
• fraternities
• sects
• sides
• leagues
• brotherhoods
• coalitions
• sororities
• unions
• blocs
• fellowships
• closed shops
• charmed circles
• federations
• messes
• orders
• alliances
• congresses
• councils
• confederations
• sisterhoods
• sodalities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individualists
• loners

3

as in masses

the body of the community as contrasted with the elite

no national leader was ever more hated by the crowd

Synonyms & Similar Words

• masses
• populaces
• people
• publics
• mobs
• millions
• commoners
• multitudes
• commons
• plebes
• plebeians
• herds
• cattle
• rank and files
• rabbles
• proletariats
• hoi polloi
• routs
• riffraffs
• scums
• rabblements
• unwasheds
• middle classes
• tag, rag, and bobtails
• ragtag and bobtails
• bourgeoisies
• trash

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elites
• flowers
• choices
• elect
• pinks
• fat
• creams
• A-lists
• aristocracies
• upper crusts
• picks
• best
• societies
• qualities
• prides
• royalties
• nobilities
• gentilities
• corps d'elite
• patriciates
• gentlefolks
• gentries
• peerages
• haute mondes

crowds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of crowd

1

as in stuffs

to fit (people or things) into a tight space

crowded all the boats into the harbor before the storm struck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stuffs
• loads
• crams
• squeezes
• sandwiches
• jams
• wedges
• packs
• rams
• heaps
• shoehorns
• crushes
• fills
• jam-packs

2

as in flocks

to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers

cars crowded the roads over the long holiday weekend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flocks
• throngs
• invades
• swarms
• mobs
• jams
• infests
• overruns
• besets
• plugs (up)
• clogs
• obstructs
• dams

3

as in huddles

to gather into a closely packed group

everyone crowded around to see the baby being shown off by his proud parents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• huddles
• piles
• clusters
• herds
• swarms
• bunches
• flocks
• throngs
• presses
• surrounds
• assembles
• converges
• congregates
• conglomerates
• hugs
• mobs
• concentrates
• convenes
• collects
• encircles
• forgathers
• concenters
• embraces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• splits (up)
• disperses
• breaks up
• disbands

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crowds

Noun

Anyone going to Yosemite for a Labor Day day trip or a quick overnighter should be prepared for crowds and plenty of traffic. — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Parking lots and streets surrounding Acrisure Stadium were packed with tents, music and crowds as Pitt supporters soaked in the game-day atmosphere. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

In short, unruly crowds, strange smells, intrusive noise and late nights are not unique inventions of the TikTok era. — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Heather Wright has long been a fan of off-season travel, when the weather cools, crowds thin and prices drop significantly. — Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

As federal agents increasingly used chemical irritants on crowds, Michael Cavlan began spending less time patrolling and more time treating people who’d been hurt. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

As usual, the Alley Art Festival on Saturday drew crowds who browsed at dozens of tents featuring oil paintings, sculptures, sketches, jewelry, pottery and other artwork along Water Street Mall and Downer Place. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

By 2022, the Suhoor Festival drew crowds of more than 55,000 per day to stop at over 50 vendors selling photo-worthy ice cream nachos and bites of potatoes deep-fried into crispy corkscrews. — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026

As for the best times to go, the shoulder seasons of early to mid-spring and mid- to late fall offer the most pleasant temperatures, while winter sees fewer crowds and extra-dark skies for stargazing. — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026

Verb

The thick dust that crowds the heart of this galaxy blocks visible light the Hubble Space Telescope previously relied on to study it. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 July 2026

The presentation is muddied a bit by the strong bass and lack of stereo separation, which crowds the lower registers (something that’s not helped by the recording's acoustics). — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026

Filming in front of real audiences, alongside real racers and real pit crews, the director crowds the screen with people. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2025

Long takes emphasize the mental labor of Hujar’s self-exploration, and Sachs’s framing (with cinematography by Alex Ashe) crowds the pair together to evoke the intimacy of their talk. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025