mobbed
Swarmed in force
Mobbed describes being surrounded or crowded by a large group, usually aggressively or enthusiastically.
A celebrity gets mobbed by fans; a politician mobbed by reporters.
The word implies loss of personal space and control: We were mobbed the moment we stepped outside.
A place can also be mobbed, meaning extremely crowded: The mall was mobbed on Black Friday.
Gathered in overwhelming numbers
- throngedFilled with crowds
- packedFilled to capacity
- besiegedSurrounded by attackers
- surroundedBounded on all sides
overwhelmed · cramped · congested · teeming · jammed · overrun · flooded · inundated
Subjected to physical harm
- ambushedAttacked from concealment
- set uponAttack aggressively
- ganged up onAttacked as a group
- pouncedSuddenly jumped to attack
rushed · swarmed · overwhelmed · targeted · beset · accosted · charged · stormed
swarmed
Gathered in overwhelming numbers
surrounded · overwhelmed · cramped · congested · teeming · jammed · overrun · flooded · inundated · swamped
assaulted
Subjected to physical harm
- ambushedAttacked from concealment
- set uponAttack aggressively
- ganged up onAttacked as a group
pounced · rushed · swarmed · overwhelmed · targeted · beset · accosted · charged · stormed · jumped
hounded
Persistently pursued or pressured
- pesteredAnnoyed with persistence
- badgeredPersistently pressured someone
- heckledVerbally disrupted a speaker
pursued · chased · followed · stalked · hassled · besieged · bombarded · accosted · cornered · surrounded
chaotic
Totally without arrangement
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- bedlamState of wild disorder
frenzy · tumultuous · riotous · hysteria · commotion · uproar · turmoil · wild · hectic · manic
- crowdedcrowded, jam-packed, packed like sardines, crammed, jammed
- stuckjammed, clogged, trapped, stuck in mud, snowed in