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horde

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of horde

a great number of persons or creatures massed together

  • a horde of mosquitoes
  • hordes of tourists from the cruise ship crowded the shops and cafes
Synonyms of horde

army, bike [chiefly Scottish], cram, crowd, crush, drove, flock, herd, host, legion, mass, mob, multitude, press, rout, scrum, swarm, throng
Words Related to horde

masses, millions, rabble, rabblement, riffraff

gaggle

heap, mountain, pile

jam, logjam

Synonym Discussion of horde

crowd, throng, horde, crush, mob mean an assembled multitude. crowd implies a close gathering and pressing together.
    • a crowd gathered
throng and horde suggest movement and pushing.
    • a throng of reporters
    • a horde of shoppers
crush emphasizes the compactness of the group, the difficulty of individual movement, and the attendant discomfort.
    • a crush of fans
mob implies a disorderly crowd with the potential for violence.
    • an angry mob

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