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mob

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of mob

1 a great number of persons or creatures massed together

a mob of pigeons soon flocked around us after they spied the bread crumbs

Synonyms of mob

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

Words Related to mob

masses, millions, rabble, rabblement, riffraff

gaggle

heap, mountain, pile

jam, logjam

2 a group involved in secret or criminal activities

the club owner was accused of having connections with a mob of racketeers

Synonyms of mob

cabal, conspiracy, crew, gang, Mafia, ring, syndicate

Words Related to mob

bunch, circle, clan, clique, coterie, coven, crowd, galère, lot, network, pack, set

junta, oligarchy

3 the body of the community as contrasted with the elite

political speeches designed to appeal to the mob

Synonyms of mob

commoners, commons, crowd, herd, hoi polloi, mass, millions, multitude, people, plebeians, plebs, populace, public, rank and file

Words Related to mob

cattle, proletariat, rabble, rabblement, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, rout, scum, tag, rag, and bobtail (or tagrag and bobtail), trash, unwashed

bourgeoisie, middle class

Near Antonyms of mob

gentility, gentlefolk (also gentlefolks), gentry, haute monde, nobility, patriciate, peerage, quality, royalty, society

Antonyms of mob

A-list, aristocracy, best, choice, corps d'elite, cream, elect, elite, fat, flower, pick, pink, pride, upper crust

Synonym Discussion of mob

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

mob

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of mob

to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers

the snack bar was mobbed as soon as the meeting was over

Synonyms of mob

crowd, flock, swarm, throng

Words Related to mob

beset, infest, invade, overrun

clog, dam, jam, obstruct, plug (up)

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