👥 A large group 👥 To fill with people 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 A group of friends

crowd

291 2.0

A group of friends someone often spends time with

noun
/kraʊd/

Informal

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That was the only kind of really happy time I had, was sort of on the stage and around my friends and my crowd and everything.
the wrong crowd
the out-crowd

So what do you what percentage do you think our BFF crowd like knows who Moobs is?

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Examples

Are any of your old crowd still living in the same city?
Among the new crowd, the one he gets on best with is the young man in insurance.

Academic text (2011)
You still in touch with any of the old crowd?

The Samaritan (2012)
I can tell this is my kind of crowd right here bro.
As kids, Eugene and I had been friends, part of the neighborhood crowd that centered around Lonnie.

Fiction book (1990)
Paula is one of our best students... but she's fallen in with a radical crowd.

Walkout (2006)
It's great to hang out with my crowd on weekends.
Every Friday night, I look forward to spending time with my crowd of friends.

Synonyms

bunch

vscrowd

Informal

∞ 1.4

A group of people who are often friends

is the same social idea but without implying close ties

circle

vscrowd

318 3.3

A group of people with shared interests

focuses more on regular personal companions than shared interests

gang

vscrowd

301 2.2

A group of people who work together on a job

highlights social leisure companions rather than task or work association

crew

vscrowd

Informal

282 3.5

A group of friends who spend time together regularly

is the general term for regular companions without stressing informality

clique

vscrowd

45 6.4

A small, close group of people who keep others out

means regular companions without implying exclusion or small size

group of friends

vscrowd

28 1.3

People who like each other and spend time together

is the broader, less precise term for regular acquaintances and companions

social group

vscrowd

12 2.7

People who meet, talk, and feel they belong together

is narrower, meaning personal companions met regularly rather than any social set

peer group

vscrowd

9 3.2

A group of people of similar age or background who influence each other

focuses on regular companions rather than similarity or influence

in-crowd

vscrowd

Informal

5 8.0

A group of popular people who set trends others follow

relates to regular companions but adds status and popularity emphasis

possie

vscrowd

Slang

9.9

A small group of friends who meet and spend time together

refers broadly to regular companions without implying small size

posse of friends

vscrowd

Slang

4.6

A small group of friends who regularly hang out together

covers regular social companions but without the playful label

Antonyms

individual

∞ 2.3

A single person or animal regarded separately from a group

loner

79 4.2

A person who prefers to be alone and avoids spending time with others

Idioms

to stand out in a crowd

3 3.1

Make people notice you in a group

to follow the crowd

Informal

3 3.2

To do what most people do without using your own ideas

lost in the crowd

2 3.9

Hard to notice among many people or things

Compounds

crowd control

11 3.4

Actions to keep large groups of people safe and orderly

wrong crowd

Informal

9 5.1

People who make someone behave badly or get in trouble

in-crowd

Informal

5 8.0

A group of popular people who set trends others follow

crowd favorite

2 3.5

A person or thing that most people in a group like more than others

bridge-and-tunnel crowd

Offensive

1 9.3

People who travel into a city from outside to go out for fun

bourgie crowd

Offensive

9.9

A group of people who are rich and try to seem better than others

buzz of the crowd

4.4

A loud, excited noise and feeling from people at a live event

crowd control

Jargon

4.6

Abilities that stop many enemies from moving or acting

elitist crowd

Offensive

7.5

A group of people who think they are better than others

fashion crowd

3.9

A group of people who like new clothes and styles

normie crowd

Offensive

8.2

A group of people who like popular trends and seem ordinary or not original

yuppity crowd

Offensive

9.9

A group of young people who work in the city and act like they are better than others

How Close

best friend

940 1.0

friend

∞ 1.0

companion

326 1.8

crowd

Informal

291 2.0

acquaintance

114 3.5

Surface Forms

crowd singular

crowds plural

Etymology

Crowd comes from an old verb that meant 'press together', and later it also meant a close group who spend time together. A helpful way to remember this is to think of your crowd as the people who stay 'close' to you.