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

Theater crowds spill onto the sidewalks, bars begin filling before sunset, and dinner plans can change three times in one evening. — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

The festivities continued Monday as nearly 1,000 sailors and crew members from 16 different nations marched through Boston's Seaport, drawing crowds eager to celebrate maritime traditions and America's 250th anniversary. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 13 July 2026

If the prospect of lines, crowds, and excessive noise is deterring you from a vacation this summer, then the area around Shippea Hill is the ultimate antidote. — Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

Lee said the large number of fatalities in entertainment venue fires often stem from big crowds packed into relatively small spaces, making quick evacuation difficult. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

The extreme demand for these shows — driven even higher after two headline-making nights — meant huge crowds of would-be concertgoers outside the ballpark on Sunday evening. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026

Two people were killed and several others injured after at least two shooters exchanged gunfire amid crowds of roughly 13,000 people at Canada’s biggest Latin street festival in Toronto on Saturday, police said. — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 12 July 2026

Competition unfolded inside mostly empty arenas without the energy normally created by Olympic crowds. — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

As the huge animals made their way through the packed crowds, one runner was gored in the face by one of the bulls’ horns, the University of Navarra Hospital confirmed to the Associated Press. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 11 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