Synonyms of flocks

flocks 1 of 2

noun

plural of flock

1

as in swarms

a great number of persons or creatures massed together

a flock of obstreperous reporters at the press conference

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in herds

a group of domestic animals assembled or herded together

a flock of sheep crossing the road

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

flocks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of flock

as in crowds

to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers

vacationers flocked to the towns along the shore in order to escape the August heat

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flocks

Noun

As of April 2026 there were around 62 active bird flu cases in the US, 39 of them commercial and 23 in backyard flocks, poultry scientist Dervan Bryan told Campus Insights Media. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

After their return to the Negev Lot and Abraham both have large flocks of livestock, but their herders begin to quarrel. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026

Backyard flocks usually contract bird flu through direct contact with infected wild birds, such as migratory ducks and geese, or indirectly through environments contaminated by wild bird saliva, nasal secretions and droppings. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

Armand tries on personalities — clingy boyfriend, conniving mastermind — and flocks to love interests like new rock star Lestat goes through vats of body glitter. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026

Prices hit record highs last year amid an avian flu outbreak that decimated the country's poultry flocks. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Owners describe their flocks as pets first and producers second. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026

The wholesale slaughter on the plains outside Troy is constantly likened to harvest, planting, herding flocks. — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026

Birders seek out flocks attracted to the park during the migration seasons. — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026