Synonyms for throng
- noun
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A group of people crowded or gathered closely together.
- v. 1
To crowd into a place, especially to fill it.
Related words
- Word family
- thring
Choose the right word
Throng is a word of vastness and dignity, always implying that the persons are numerous as well as pressed or pressing closely together; there may be a dense crowd in a small room, but there can not be a throng.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- crowd The crowd protested against racial discrimination.
- flock The hunter aimed a shotgun at the flock of birds.
- multitude Tokyo offers a multitude of accommodation options.
- congregate In the winter the elk congregate on the golf course.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| throng | rising | |
| crowd | rising | |
| flock | steady | |
| multitude | rising | |
| congregate | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- jam1, mob1, pac1
- 4 letters
- army2, mass1, host1, pack1, pour1, pile1, slew1, bevy2
- 5 letters
- group1, press1, crowd1, flock1, swarm1, horde1, shoal
- 6 letters
- legion2, pester2, thring
- 7 letters
- company3, cluster2
- 8 letters
- assembly3, assemble3
- 9 letters
- multitude3, concourse2
- 10 letters
- congregate3, assemblage3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (army2 = 2 syllables).