multitude

noun

ˈməl-tə-ˌtüd How to pronounce multitude (audio)
Definition of multitudenext
1
as in throng
a great number of persons or creatures massed together awed by the multitude of stars in the night sky

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2
as in populace
the body of the community as contrasted with the elite the nation's idle rich frolicked while the multitude starved

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Recent Examples of multitude Alongside ads for a multitude of products such as cars and shampoo, the giant billboards have become familiar sights to the people of Tehran in recent years. — Max Butterworth, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026 In This Article Southern women possess a multitude of remarkable qualities. — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2026 Rendered in Hadid’s signature, curvilinear style, the plaza contains a museum and a multitude of exhibition spaces as well as a design center; these internal zones are linked through a series of interior and underground pathways. — News Desk, Artforum, 14 Aug. 2026 The initial proposal, debated since 2019, has exposed sectarian tensions among the country’s multitude of Islamic and Christian sects. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for multitude
Recent Examples of Synonyms for multitude
  1. throng
  2. populace
  3. crowd
  4. people
  5. flock
  6. public
  7. swarm
  8. mass
Noun
  • Why then, are throngs of armchair analysts online pointing fingers at her ex-husband, Patrick, blaming him for the deaths?
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The new 47-key Orient Express Venezia is an experience, housed within Palazzo Donà Giovannelli in the oldest and northernmost Cannaregio district, drawing high-end travelers away from the throngs.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of throng
Noun
  • This is where the irrationality of antisemitic conspiracy gains no purchase among a reasoning and pragmatic populace; where government is led by people who grasp, and embrace, the seriousness of their responsibilities.
    — Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Since the 1700s, Jamaica’s populace has been dominated by the descendants of African slaves.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of populace
Noun
  • The team is playing to a smaller crowd and its matches are being streamed, not broadcast.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Forecasting tournaments and election markets have beaten their baselines, but no study has shown a crowd signal can be traded profitably at scale.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of crowd
Noun
  • Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
  • Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Definition of people
Noun
  • So, what did Wild Florida look like before flocks of people made this place home base?
    — Candace Barone, Florida Times-Union, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Like swallows returning home, more than 100,000 Penn State faithful flock to the fields surrounding Beaver Stadium six times a fall.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of flock
Noun
  • Nor was there any attempt to explain the rationale for going to war to the American public.
    — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026
  • With insane gas prices in places like California this year, a Volt, or something like it, appeals to a significant swath of the American green-car-buying public.
    — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of public
Noun
  • Kyiv has stepped up its attacks on Russia this year, with long-range missiles and swarms of drones targeting military industries and energy facilities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Hundreds of thousands of collisions would happen every year, each unleashing its own swarm of hazardous, high-speed orbital shrapnel.
    — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of swarm
Noun
  • Physics remains stubbornly unwilling to negotiate with Audi's engineers, so there is only so much that suspension tuning and electronics can do with that much mass.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Japan's crime rate is relatively low, but some high-profile mass killings have occurred in recent years.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of mass

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“Multitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/multitude. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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