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throng

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of throng

a great number of persons or creatures massed together

  • grabbed a megaphone and addressed the vast throng
Synonyms of throng

army, bike [chiefly Scottish], cram, crowd, crush, drove, flock, herd, horde, host, legion, mass, mob, multitude, press, rout, scrum, swarm
Words Related to throng

masses, millions, rabble, rabblement, riffraff

gaggle

heap, mountain, pile

jam, logjam

Synonym Discussion of throng

crowd, throng, horde, crush, mob mean an assembled multitude. crowd implies a close gathering and pressing together.
    • a crowd gathered
throng and horde suggest movement and pushing.
    • a throng of reporters
    • a horde of shoppers
crush emphasizes the compactness of the group, the difficulty of individual movement, and the attendant discomfort.
    • a crush of fans
mob implies a disorderly crowd with the potential for violence.
    • an angry mob

throng

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of throng

to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers

  • fans thronged the field to celebrate the win
Synonyms of throng

crowd, flock, mob, swarm
Words Related to throng

beset, infest, invade, overrun

clog, dam, jam, obstruct, plug (up)

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