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

Hours later mobs of his supporters did that, storming the Capitol and using flagpoles, bats, and pipes to attack overwhelmed law enforcement. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

Xenophobic unrest in South Africa, where violent mobs have forced thousands of African foreigners to flee the country, has thrust migration into the spotlight. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Apart from the payment issues, many health workers and facilities have been attacked by rebels and angry mobs. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

The only news that channels were running was that mobs and rioters had taken over the streets, and attacked the police. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

While the violent mobs who hurled stones at marchers in 1966 are long gone, civil rights advocates say their demands remained strikingly familiar and that the threat to democracy has not disappeared. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

As much as Kelly might be milking this attention, being subjected to such a high-level threat can arouse serious menace from the acolyte mobs. — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

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

Verb

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