hordes

NOUN

uncontrolled throng, pack

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crowd crush gang mob multitude swarm

STRONG

band crew drove gathering host jam press push squash troop turnout

WEAK

everybody wall-to-wall

Example Sentences

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Hordes of children are swarming between the spread of birthday treats and party games.

From Salon • May 28, 2024

Hordes of Fox Nation fans gathered outside the historic Grand Ole Opry building in Nashville, Tennessee, on a weeknight last week, waiting to be let into the streaming network’s fifth annual Patriot Awards.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2023

Hordes of angry and destitute refugees, massive die-off of plants and animals, burning forests, weather disasters and crop failures, loss of infrastructure, failures of the power grid and so much more.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023

Hordes of fans across generations arrived early to the ballpark to beat traffic, which was predictably nightmarish ahead of Thursday and Saturday’s shows.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2022

Hordes of monsters stirred and jostled one another, but none of them came forward.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan