multitude

Noun

Meaning

A great number of persons collected together; a numerous collection of persons; a crowd; an assembly.

A great number of persons or things, regarded collectively; as, the book will be read by a multitude of people; the multitude of stars; a multitude of cares.

The state of being many; numerousness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

throng mass assembly battalion people concourse crowd masses pack populace plurality swarm assemblage hoi polloi large number

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Antonyms

prime gentry hall of fame one single few

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Hypernyms

group gathering grouping assemblage large indefinite amount large indefinite quantity

Hyponyms

legion following laity hive horde ruck

Phrases with the word

multitude of swinish multitude belief in a multitude of deities deity multitude worship of a multitude of demons a multitude

Examples

a battalion of ants Source: Internet

a multitude of TV antennas Source: Internet

a plurality of religions Source: Internet

separate the warriors from the mass Source: Internet

power to the people Source: Internet

Accordingly, an arrest was first made of all who pleaded guilty; then, upon their information, an immense multitude was convicted, not so much of the crime of firing the city, as of hatred against mankind. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

multituberculism multituberculy multitubular multitude of multitudinal multitudinary