Synonyms for posse

Most common

crew · crowd · circle · cortege

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A group or company of people, originally especially one having hostile intent; a throng, a crowd.

Related words

Phrases

in posse posse comitatus

Forms

Plural

posses → crews, crowds, circles, companies…

Example sentences

• crew The entire crew was afflicted with food poisoning.
• crowd The crowd protested against racial discrimination.
• circle Layla had a large circle of friends but was naive.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

crew¹

5 letters

crowd¹

6 letters

circle²

7 letters

company³, cortege²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (circle² = 2 syllables).