throng
Mass of people
A throng is a large, densely packed crowd of people: A throng of fans waited outside the stadium.
The word suggests pressing closeness—bodies jostling, movement restricted.
As a verb, to throng is to gather in such numbers or to fill a space with crowds: Tourists thronged the narrow streets.
Disorderly, aggressive crowd
- hordeDisorganized, overwhelming crowd
- swarmMass of moving insects
- massesBulk or populace
- multitudeVery large number
gathering · spectators · audience · onlookers · bystanders · crush · press · legion
Gather as a group
- assembleJoin parts together
- conveneFormally gather together
- convergeMeet at a point
- flockAnimals gathered together
swarm · mass · cluster · collect · rally · muster · stream · pour in
Capacity exceeded dangerously
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- crushCompress with force
- jamCooked fruit spread
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
chokepoint · squeeze · packed · sardines · cramped · shoulder-to-shoulder · elbow-to-elbow · standing room only
Energetic, aggressive action
- commotionNoisy, confused disturbance
- flurryBrief burst of activity
- freneticWildly agitated, fast
- hecticIntensely busy, almost overwhelming
bustling · swarming · activity · lively · animated · buzz · hubbub · hive of activity
Festive event marking occasion
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- fairImpartial and unbiased
- galaFestive formal occasion
pageant · revelry · procession · mela · fiesta · jubilee · ceremony · spectacle
mob
Disorderly, aggressive crowd
multitude · gathering · spectators · audience · onlookers · bystanders · crush · press · legion · hordes
congregate
Gather as a group
flock · swarm · mass · cluster · collect · rally · muster · stream · pour in · descend upon
overcrowding
Capacity exceeded dangerously
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- crushCompress with force
- jamCooked fruit spread
gridlock · chokepoint · squeeze · packed · sardines · cramped · shoulder-to-shoulder · elbow-to-elbow · standing room only · bursting
hustle
Energetic, aggressive action
hectic · bustling · swarming · activity · lively · animated · buzz · hubbub · hive of activity · whirl
celebration
Festive event marking occasion
gala · pageant · revelry · procession · mela · fiesta · jubilee · ceremony · spectacle · fireworks
demonstration
Public display of opinion
sit-in · activism · placards · chanting · banners · solidarity · movement · resistance · boycott · civil disobedience
- mob psychologymob mentality, herd behavior, pack mentality, deindividuation, mass hysteria
- crowd movementstampede, surge, crowd surge, rush, mob
- crowdscrowd, horde, mob, multitude, masses
- massmass, masses, bulk, body mass, atomic mass
- protestsprotest, demonstration, protest march, demonstrations, rallies
- assembliesdelegates, gathering, Roman Senate, sessions, general assembly
throngfew
Small in number
scattering · nobody · no one · handful · smattering