Synonyms of mobs

mobs 1 of 2

noun

plural of mob

1

as in throngs

a great number of persons or creatures massed together

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in gangs

a group involved in secret or criminal activities

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gangs
• Mafias
• syndicates
• clans
• networks
• crews
• conspiracies
• rings
• cabals
• crowds
• cliques
• bunches
• covens
• circles
• coteries
• packs
• lots
• sets
• juntas
• galères
• oligarchies

3

as in masses

the body of the community as contrasted with the elite

political speeches designed to appeal to the mob

Synonyms & Similar Words

• masses
• crowds
• populaces
• publics
• people
• millions
• commoners
• multitudes
• commons
• plebeians
• plebes
• herds
• cattle
• proletariats
• rank and files
• rabbles
• scums
• hoi polloi
• riffraffs
• routs
• bourgeoisies
• rabblements
• tag, rag, and bobtails
• unwasheds
• middle classes
• ragtag and bobtails
• trash

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elites
• flowers
• elect
• creams
• aristocracies
• pinks
• fat
• choices
• A-lists
• upper crusts
• picks
• societies
• prides
• best
• qualities
• nobilities
• royalties
• gentilities
• patriciates
• corps d'elite
• gentries
• gentlefolks
• peerages
• haute mondes

mobs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mob

as in flocks

to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mobs

Noun

Florida was the epicenter of America’s backlash to wokeness, the progressive frenzy on race and gender enforced by social media mobs around 2020. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 9 July 2026

In 2008, xenophobic riots left more than 60 dead — some burned alive by mobs — and tens of thousands displaced. — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 25 June 2026

The New York Anti-Abolition Riots began as mobs attacked large swaths of New York City, targeting homes, churches and businesses of Black residents and known abolitionists. — USA Today, 24 June 2026

Unruly mobs have protested outside and even tried to set fire to some hotels housing asylum seekers. — ABC News, 21 June 2026

Pro-slavery mobs sacked and burned Kansas towns. — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 20 June 2026

Protests were announced in Northern Ireland’s capital early in the day, with police urging participants to be calm, but Tuesday night saw mobs block streets, set fire to vehicles, and clash with police. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 9 June 2026

In its stead, Johnson backed a policy that essentially codified powers police already had to disperse mobs once they’re formed. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026

The city belongs to law-abiding residents, not roaming mobs looking to make a name for themselves or to contribute to the chaos or violence, and to get social media attention. — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026

Verb

Toward Tuanzebe and the rest of the team that mobs him. — Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026