Synonyms for drove
Most common
overland
Definitions
- n. 1
A cattle drive, or a drive of another livestock animal (e.g. sheep). The herd being driven in a cattle (or other animal) drive; thus, a number of animals driven to market or new pastures; a group of livestock animals more generally.
Related words
- Word family
- drover droveway
- Phrases
- drove road
Forms
- Plural
- droves → swarms, crowds, herds, flocks…
Choose the right word
A collection of animals driven or gathered for driving is called a drove.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- overland It's very difficult to transport them overland, but simple to do so by sea.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| drove | rising | |
| overland | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- herd1
- 5 letters
- crowd1, drift1, flock1, swarm1, horde1
- 8 letters
- overland3, droveway
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (overland3 = 3 syllables).