THRONGING Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in crowded

possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified the theme park is thronging with tourists during the summer

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verb

present participle of throng

as in flocking

to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers fans thronged the field to celebrate the win

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Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport is also bustling, with passengers thronging around its duty-free shops. — Melanie Swan, CNN Money, 1 June 2026 Everything around him pounding in its pulse, the song of the world thronging in all its discord. — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026 Nowhere perhaps was the searing heat more evident than at Melbourne Park, where the usual crowds thronging outside the Australian Open tennis tournament dwindled to a ghost town as temperatures soared. — CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026 Most of the people thronging the market were there to buy gold coins or bars — not jewelry — Mahavir Kothari, a wholesaler of precious metals in Zaveri Bazaar told CNBC. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025 International tourists weren’t the only ones thronging these spots. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2024 Schaeffler's e-motor assembly was among the more out-of-the-ordinary items on display at the recent IAA Mobility show in Munich, which used to be the Frankfurt Motor Show, and more accustomed to roaring supercars and sleek news Benzes (and a thronging public, in pre-Covid times). — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Sep. 2021

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Printer Deals Compact enough to fit on any crowded dorm desk, the Canon Pixma TS6520 offers complete print, copy, and scan functionality.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Kim, who led the field in June’s crowded primary, was endorsed Tuesday by the California Federation of Labor Unions, an affiliate of the AFL-CIO that represents more than 1,300 state labor unions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of crowded

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Elevated gas prices are nudging US consumers into smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles, and more carmakers are flocking to the midsize truck segment, where rugged features help plump up margins.

— Bloomberg, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026
The opening frame saw nearly 1 million moviegoers flocking to cinemas on its opening Thursday alone.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026

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The Wall Street Journal featured Reese alongside WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson on its magazine cover, even after Caitlin Clark broke numerous records, filled arenas, and set new marks for WNBA broadcasts.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of filled

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By midsummer, this can be a problem with the root systems of each plant crowding each other.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026
For example, Mordor Intelligence notes in its Smart Cities Market Report that Singapore’s Smart Nation AI initiative has trimmed average commute times by 11 minutes thanks to a 92% accurate bus-crowding prediction model.

— Lee-Lean Shu, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of crowding

Adjective

In a city known for packed itineraries full of hikes, breweries, and bluegrass shows, Flora offers a different kind of experience, rooted in stillness and sensory pleasure.

— Jaha Nailah Avery, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026
In a packed election year for Jackson County legislators, voters have narrowed down the field of who might represent them on the county’s leadership body for the next four years.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of packed

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On the reflecting pool, Pirro pursued the investigation despite what defense lawyers say was abundant evidence from the outset that the damage at the pool was the result of preexisting problems that had nothing to do with Hearn.

— Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
The Premier League’s collective wealth is abundant relative to the rest of the world but the ability to spend big year after year is concentrated in the hands of the few.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of abundant

Adjective

The big panels themselves were jammed — too jammed, with hundreds reportedly unable to get inside Hall H amid unconfirmed rumors of counterfeit wristbands.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026
Long paragraphs jammed to the edges of the form won’t be visually appealing.

— Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 25 July 2026

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