Synonyms and antonyms of Audiences in British Thesaurus

audience (noun)

a group of people who have come to a place to see or hear a film, performance, speech etc. The people who watch a sports match or other large event are usually called spectators or the crowd. Audience can be followed by a singular or plural verb

box office (noun)

theatrecinema used for referring to the number of tickets a film, play, or performer has sold in order to show how successful they are

bums on seats (informal)

informal the idea that it is important to have a lot of people going to an event or performance, for example so that you will make more money or it will seem more impressive

captive audience (noun)

a group of people who must listen to what someone is saying because they cannot leave

concertgoer (noun)

someone who goes to a concert, usually of classical music, especially someone who does this regularly

crowdsurfing (noun)

the activity of walking or being passed around over the heads of a crowd, often during a concert

floor (noun)

the audience at a public discussion or debate

full house (noun)

a situation in which every seat in a building, for example a theatre or sports stadium, has someone sitting in it

the gate (noun)

the number of people who go to see a sports event or other entertainment

house (noun)

the audience in a theatre, cinema, concert hall etc

ladies and gentlemen ()

used as a formal way of addressing an audience of men and women

Mexican wave (noun)

British an occasion when people watching a sports event stand up and sit down in groups, so that their movements look like a large wave moving through the crowd.

mosh pit (noun)

at a rock concert, an area in front of the stage where people in the audience can mosh

pitch invasion (noun)

an occasion when a crowd of people who are watching a match run onto the pitch

seat (noun)

a seat as a passenger on a plane, bus etc or as a member of the audience in a theatre, which you pay for in order to use

someone’s public ()

the people who watch a particular performer, read books by a particular writer etc

spectator (noun)

someone who watches a public activity or event, especially a sports event

take in (mainly American)

mainly American to go to an entertainment or sport

target (noun)

someone that you are trying to get as a customer or audience

theatregoer (noun)

someone who regularly goes to the theatre

turnout (noun)

the number of people who come to an event