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

Violent mobs carrying Palestinian flags clashed with police, looted hundreds of stores, and flooded social media with over 1,300 hateful anti-Semitic posts. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

More than 40 people were killed, mostly Muslims, by Hindu mobs. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026

As was often said of New York neighborhoods with a strong Mafia presence, tightly run hierarchical mobs like to control the streets, and have little use for violent freelancers. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Of these three films, The Uprising is admittedly the least heist-explicit; Paul Greengrass’s shaky cam mostly follows marching mobs lambasting the king and furious revolts against soldiers and tax collectors. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

The barroom gives way to the Boom Boom room (for bands), which leads to the patio, all designed for mobs of undergrads who want cheap drinks and a place to hang. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

In Iran, Afghans have been attacked by mobs and baselessly accused of collaborating with Israel; some legal residents have had police tear up their documents in front of them. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 31 Aug. 2026

While clearing mobs of enemies can be fun, the combat really shines during the game’s many boss fights. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

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

Verb

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