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Synonyms for congregate

Most common

flock meet throng crowd gather assemble

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Flock — to come together; to assemble; to meet

flock, meet, throng, crowd, mass, herd, league, muster, congress, press, concur, forgather US, foregather UK, begather, swarm, cluster

2. Gather — to collect into an assembly or assemblage; to bring into one place, or into a united body

gather, assemble, collect, come together, bring together, amass, concentrate, aggregate, compact, convene

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to bring into one place, or into a united body.

  2. v. 2

    To come together; to assemble; to meet.

Related words

Word family
congregation

Forms

Past participle
congregated
e.g. congregated → flocked, thronged, crowded, massed…

Example sentences

  • crowd The crowd protested against racial discrimination.
  • flock The hunter aimed a shotgun at the flock of birds.
  • concur The decision is not optimal, but I concur.
  • throng He was surrounded by a throng of reporters.
  • gather You must gather your party before venturing forth.
  • assemble They helped her assemble the furniture she bought.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
congregatesteady
crowdrising
flocksteady
concurfalling
throngrising
gatherrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
meet1, mass1, herd1
5 letters
press1, crowd1, flock1, swarm1, amass2
6 letters
league1, gather2, muster2, concur2, throng1
7 letters
collect2, compact2, cluster2, convene2
8 letters
congress2, assemble3, begather
9 letters
aggregate3, forgather
10 letters
foregather
11 letters
concentrate3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amass2 = 2 syllables).