Synonyms of herd

herd 1 of 2

noun

1

as in flock

a group of domestic animals assembled or herded together

the great herds of cattle that cowboys once drove across the plains

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flock
• swarm
• drove
• school
• colony
• pod
• pack
• gaggle
• covey
• plump

2

as in populace

the body of the community as contrasted with the elite

aspire to achieve something, to distinguish yourself from the herd

Synonyms & Similar Words

• populace
• crowd
• public
• people
• mob
• mass
• millions
• commoners
• commons
• cattle
• multitude
• rank and file
• plebs
• plebeians
• hoi polloi
• rabble
• rout
• proletariat
• riffraff
• unwashed
• scum
• tagrag and bobtail
• rabblement
• middle class
• bourgeoisie
• trash
• ragtag and bobtail
• tag, rag, and bobtail

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elite
• cream
• fat
• elect
• flower
• aristocracy
• choice
• upper crust
• pride
• pink
• pick
• A-list
• society
• best
• quality
• corps d'elite
• royalty
• nobility
• gentry
• gentlefolk
• gentility
• patriciate
• gentlefolks
• peerage
• haute monde

3

as in throng

a great number of persons or things massed together

gearing up for the herd of holiday shoppers at the mall on the day after Thanksgiving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flock
• throng
• crowd
• swarm
• horde
• mob
• multitude
• army
• legion
• mass
• drove
• masses
• host
• rout
• bike
• crush
• press
• millions
• rabble
• scrum
• cram
• gaggle
• mountain
• pile
• riffraff
• rabblement
• heap
• jam
• logjam

herd

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verb

as in to drive

to urge, push, or force onward

the guards briskly herded us through the museum in order to prevent overcrowding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drive
• run
• shepherd
• punch
• whip
• egg
• spur
• press
• hound
• wrangle
• prod
• prompt
• exhort
• goad
• scourge
• prick
• flog

Phrases Containing herd

• ride herd on