Synonyms and antonyms of General words for groups of people in British Thesaurus

age group (noun)

all the people between two particular ages, considered as a group

array (noun)

a large group of people or things that are related in some way

assemblage (noun)

formal a group of things or people gathered together

boatload (noun)

informal a large number of people or things

busload (noun)

a large number of people on a bus, usually all of the same type or all going to the same event

circle (noun)

a group of people who know one another or are related to one another

club (noun)

the people who belong to a club: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

coachload (noun)

British a large group of people travelling in a coach

collection (noun)

a group of people

constellation (noun)

formal a group of people or things that are similar or related

crowd (noun)

a large number of people in the same place

crowd (noun)

a large group of people at an event

crush (noun)

a crowd of people all extremely close together in an area that is too small for them

diaspora (noun)

formal a large group of people who come from a particular place and are now living in many different parts of the world

droves (noun)

large numbers of people

element (noun)

one set of people in a group or organization

flock (noun)

a large group of people

galaxy (noun)

informal a large number of famous people

gathering (noun)

a group of people meeting together

group (noun)

a small number of people who are together in the same place: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

horde (noun)

a large number of people

huddle (noun)

a group of people who are gathered closely together

legion (noun)

a large group or number of people

the masses (noun)

a large crowd of people

melee (noun)

mainly literary a large confused group of people or things

mob (noun)

a large crowd of people that is dangerous or difficult to control: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

mob (noun)

involving or typical of a mob

the multitude (noun)

mainly literary a large crowd of people

nexus (noun)

formal a closely connected group of people or things, often forming the central part of something

pack (noun)

showing disapproval a group of people who do something together. This word shows that you dislike these people

press (noun)

a large number of people pushing in different directions

quarter (noun)

formal a particular person or group of people

rabble (noun)

a noisy or violent crowd of people

regiment (noun)

a large group of people or things, especially an organized one

room (noun)

all the people in a room

scrum (noun)

Britishinformal a confused crowd of people pressed close together and trying to get something or to speak to someone

scrummage (noun)

a scrum

section (noun)

a group of people that is part of a larger group

sector (noun)

a group that is part of a larger group

the silent majority (noun)

a large part of the population who either have no political opinions, or who do not express their political opinions

society (noun)

a particular type or section of society

sphere (noun)

a group in society

swarm (noun)

a large number of people moving together as a group

table (noun)

the people sitting at a table

throng (noun)

mainly literary a large crowd of people

tribe (noun)

humorous a large group of people

troop (noun)

humorous a large group of people going somewhere

wave (noun)

a large number of people moving or arriving somewhere at the same time