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

But as demonstrations attracted larger crowds, the government was forced to acknowledge them and respond to their growing influence. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Once a lawyerly panel, a takeover by a trio of conservatives deeply mistrustful of the state’s voting system has turned the board’s once mundane meetings into boisterous events packed with crowds of cheering and jeering activists. — Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026

As for dining options, Cafe Genevieve serves an excellent breakfast and brunch, and Million Dollar Cowboy Bar draws crowds for a taste of Western-style eats like bison burgers and elk sliders. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2026

There’s even hope within CBS News that such segments can help the division reach new crowds. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

Adri Salido / Getty Images Moroccan border controls were gradually relaxed during July and were allegedly removed as crowds surged toward the Tarajal crossing during Morocco’s Throne Day holiday, the reports said. — Reuters, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026

With seas of mud everywhere, the skies remained stubbornly misty and cool through midafternoon, and crowds slow to arrive. — Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

However, carriers also say that for international travel, customers are booking more often in the fall and other traditionally off-peak periods, to avoid crowds, high prices and oppressive heat. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

Videos shared on social media showed crowds of people walking through aisles of vendors outside before gunshots prompted people to flee. — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 July 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