Synonyms of droves

droves

noun

plural of drove

1

as in throngs

a great number of persons or creatures massed together

people flocked to the annual festival in droves

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in flocks

a group of domestic animals assembled or herded together

a drove of cattle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flocks
• swarms
• herds
• schools
• colonies
• pods
• gaggles
• packs
• coveys
• plumps

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of droves

The two films, directed by 20-something-year-olds who came from YouTube, exploded all box-office expectations while ushering in droves of Gen Z audiences back to cinemas. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

These major metropolitan areas have strong housing markets, with droves of wealthier buyers keeping housing supplies in those areas low. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Feathers and florals came in droves with this latest collection, appearing on everything from boudoir-style dresses and wraps to red-carpet-ready pieces like the one Miller wore on Tuesday night in New York City. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

When promoter Live Nation couldn’t keep up with the droves of ticketbuyers, a second show on Sunday was added. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Voters are abandoning the CDU –– the mainstream conservative party of Angela Merkel and Konrad Adenauer –– in their droves in favour of the fringes, most notably the far-right, pro-Russia and anti-migration Alternative for Germany (AfD). — Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

This game, at the Hall of Fame Showcase, will bring droves of national media to revisit the Auriemma-Dawn Staley argument from the last Final Four, when South Carolina swamped the Huskies and ended hope for another title and undefeated season. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026

Unlike 2022, when droves of men fled a partial call-up for the military, there are no lines at border crossings or shortages of plane tickets to visa-free destinations like Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Turkey at the moment. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

The Hilary Shoulder Bag is from JW Pei, the brand that Oprah, Selena Gomez, Hailey Bieber, Anne Hathaway, and droves of other A-listers adore. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026