MOBS Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

mobs 1 of 2

noun

plural of mob

as in throngs

a great number of persons or creatures massed together a mob of pigeons soon flocked around us after they spied the bread crumbs

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as in gangs

a group involved in secret or criminal activities the club owner was accused of having connections with a mob of racketeers

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as in masses

the body of the community as contrasted with the elite political speeches designed to appeal to the mob

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mobs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mob

as in flocks

to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers the snack bar was mobbed as soon as the meeting was over

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Recent Examples of mobs

Noun

Violent mobs carrying Palestinian flags clashed with police, looted hundreds of stores, and flooded social media with over 1,300 hateful anti-Semitic posts. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 More than 40 people were killed, mostly Muslims, by Hindu mobs. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026 As was often said of New York neighborhoods with a strong Mafia presence, tightly run hierarchical mobs like to control the streets, and have little use for violent freelancers. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Of these three films, The Uprising is admittedly the least heist-explicit; Paul Greengrass’s shaky cam mostly follows marching mobs lambasting the king and furious revolts against soldiers and tax collectors. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026 The barroom gives way to the Boom Boom room (for bands), which leads to the patio, all designed for mobs of undergrads who want cheap drinks and a place to hang. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 In Iran, Afghans have been attacked by mobs and baselessly accused of collaborating with Israel; some legal residents have had police tear up their documents in front of them. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 31 Aug. 2026 While clearing mobs of enemies can be fun, the combat really shines during the game’s many boss fights. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026 Hours later mobs of his supporters did that, storming the Capitol and using flagpoles, bats, and pipes to attack overwhelmed law enforcement. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

Verb

Toward Tuanzebe and the rest of the team that mobs him. — Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobs

Noun

Salem is a vibrant, thriving, bustling city, attracting throngs of tourists in the autumn.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Guests of the hotel have a special opportunity to visit the villa privately, away from the throngs of tourists that visit from near and far.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of throngs

Noun

Three planeloads of soldiers from El Salvador landed in Haiti on Friday, days after the Central American nation’s president angrily threatened Haitian gangs that ambushed a group of Salvadoran soldiers over the past weekend who remain missing.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Sentenced to life in prison, Buchanan maintained a grip over gangs in the South Bay area of San Diego, according to an FBI report of an informant’s interview.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of gangs

Noun

In his view, the peaceful crowds that greeted Machado on Sunday undermined arguments that her return would necessarily provoke unrest.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Following Jonas’s post, crowds at Whiskey Myers concerts have skewed younger.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of crowds

Noun

As swarms of Trump supporters waited in long security lines ahead of the speech, a chorus of top Kansas Republicans rallied the crowd.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
If Fairford is any indication, one year later, the United States is still no more capable than Russia of protecting its bases against drone swarms.

— Christian Caryl, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of swarms

Noun

Visages closed its doors in 2000 amid the shift to digital, industry consolidation and competition from major syndicates including Getty Images and Corbis.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
While some more nefarious syndicates might hold your steering or brakes for ransom, a far more common target is your private information.

— Mike McRae October 20, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026

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