thronging
Packing in densely
Thronging describes a crowd pressing or gathering in great numbers: Fans were thronging the stadium entrance.
It can also describe the crowd itself—a thronging mass of bodies.
The word conveys density and motion, people packed together and pushing forward.
Tourists thronging the narrow streets made walking difficult.
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- packedFilled to capacity
- crammedOverfilled or overstuffed
- jammedUnable to move freely
- teemingAbundantly full of
overcrowded · sardines · wall-to-wall · shoulder-to-shoulder · standing room only · crush · squeeze · pileup
Disorderly, aggressive crowd
- hordeDisorganized, overwhelming crowd
- massesBulk or populace
- multitudeVery large number
- crushCompress with force
press · swarm · pack · congregation · gathering · assembly · concourse · crowd
Venue for commerce
- bazaarOpen-air merchant district
- soukTraditional Arab market
- plazaPublic open square
- stationFixed stopping point
terminal · stadium · arena · festival · concert · parade · pilgrimage · temple
congestion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
teeming · overcrowded · sardines · wall-to-wall · shoulder-to-shoulder · standing room only · crush · squeeze · pileup · bottleneck
mob
Disorderly, aggressive crowd
crush · press · swarm · pack · congregation · gathering · assembly · concourse · crowd · legion
marketplace
Venue for commerce
station · terminal · stadium · arena · festival · concert · parade · pilgrimage · temple · shrine
pandemonium
State of utter confusion
uproar · frenzy · mayhem · turmoil · hubbub · clamor · din · racket · melee · riot
surge
Sudden powerful increase
flood · flow · jostle · push · press · squeeze · bustle · hustle · scramble · stampede
- crowdingcrowding, gathering, clustering, bunching, congregating
throngingdispersing
Spreading widely apart
scattering · dissipating · spreading out · fleeing · evacuating