Synonyms of multitudes

multitudes

noun

plural of multitude

1

as in throngs

a great number of persons or creatures massed together

awed by the multitude of stars in the night sky

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in masses

the body of the community as contrasted with the elite

the nation's idle rich frolicked while the multitude starved

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of multitudes

As a singer, artist, songwriter, entertainer, author, businesswoman and philanthropist, Parton built a multifaceted career that included multitudes of accolades. — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026

Despite its small size, around 17,000 residents, Laconia contains multitudes. — Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

But a blip can contain multitudes, and this one allows Murashige to question every aspect of the social order that has shaped him. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

People contain multitudes, but such contradictions are the whole of the book. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

The plot point adds another shade to both characters’ multitudes. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026

For the wine fans, there are multitudes of cellar doors showcasing the brilliant Shiraz and Grenache that proliferates here--the product of ancient limestone soil, as well as some of the oldest continually-producing grape vines in the world. — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

No single category can contain the Whitmanesque multitudes jockeying for position inside us. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

Six politicians in black robes wrote off the voting rights of multitudes of Floridians in the latest case in just a half-page of text, refusing to take it away from the First District Court of Appeal and decide it promptly. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026