Synonyms of throngs

throngs 1 of 2

noun

plural of throng

as in hordes

a great number of persons or creatures massed together

grabbed a megaphone and addressed the vast throng

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

throngs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of throng

as in flocks

to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers

fans thronged the field to celebrate the win

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flocks
• crowds
• invades
• swarms
• mobs
• jams
• infests
• besets
• overruns
• plugs (up)
• obstructs
• clogs
• dams

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of throngs

Noun

Leo's visit to Paris came as a birthday present for Jean-Claude Farnabe, who turned 63 on Saturday and spent the morning securing a spot amid the throngs of people. — CBS News, 26 Sep. 2026

The cows made their way to the altar — with the handlers helping to guide them with hay — through throngs of people and a few mascots sitting in seats and lined up on the streets, who stopped by just to see the unique occasion. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026

The rooms proved to be catnip for selfie-seekers and a financial boon to museums and galleries, which could dependably rely on them to draw throngs of visitors eager to line up for a chance at a few seconds alone in one of them. — News Desk, Artforum, 27 Aug. 2026

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

Still, the Monon Trail bustled with throngs of curious cyclists and pedestrians. — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 16 Aug. 2026

Right in the middle of cheering, reveling masses was MARTA — a connective system of veins that efficiently moved the happy throngs. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Just Friday, a member of the Blue Angels, the Navy’s flight-demonstration team, buzzed Pensacola Beach at extremely low altitude and a high angle of bank, close to throngs of spectators. — Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026