Some common synonyms of crowd are crush, horde, mob, and throng. While all these words mean "an assembled multitude," crowd implies a close gatheri...

The words crush and crowd are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, crush emphasizes the compactness of the group, the difficulty of ind...

While in some cases nearly identical to crowd, mob implies a disorderly crowd with the potential for violence. // an angry mob

Both throng and horde suggest movement and pushing. // a throng of reporters // a horde of shoppers