Synonyms for herd

Most common

crowd · mob · flock · rabble

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company.

   Sheep herd on many hills.

2. n. 1

   A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper.

Related words

Word family

herdbook herdboy herdsboy herdthink

Phrases

herd immunity herd instinct herd mentality

Is a kind of

person

Forms

Plural

herds → herders, herdsmen, multitudes, rucks…

Past participle

herded
e.g. herded → crowded, flocked, rabbled, mobbed…

Example sentences

• crowd The crowd protested against racial discrimination.
• mob The mob gathered round the car like so many flies.
• flock The hunter aimed a shotgun at the flock of birds.
• rabble Tom called the striking workers a rabble.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

mob¹

4 letters

zeal¹, ruck¹

5 letters

press¹, drive¹, crowd¹, drove¹, flock¹, troop¹, swarm¹, horde¹

6 letters

parade², masses², rabble², dazzle², throng¹, herder², polloi²

7 letters

wrangle²

8 letters

assemble³, herdsman

9 letters

associate⁴, multitude³

10 letters

congregate³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (parade² = 2 syllables).