Synonyms for huddle

Most common

crowd · crouch · pester · cower

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To crowd together.

   The sheep huddled together seeking warmth.

2. n. 1

   A small group of individuals in very close proximity to one another.

Forms

Plural

huddles → pow-wows, confusions, disorders…

Past participle

huddled
e.g. huddled → crowded, crouched, cowered, pestered…

Example sentences

• crowd The crowd protested against racial discrimination.
• crouch You need to crouch to reach the book under the sofa.
• pester We will pester him with heaps of questions.
• cower The noise caused Lorenzo to cower in fear.

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

crowd¹, cower²

6 letters

crouch¹, pester²

8 letters

disorder³

9 letters

confusion³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cower² = 2 syllables).

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