The policeman was confronted by the angry mob.
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Mob
//mɒb//
Synonyms for "mob" (232 found)
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Closest matches (47)
Strong matches (69)
Related words (116)
leaguelegionlotlotsmachinemafiamanymany-headed multitudemassmassesmasses ofmobile vulgusmovementmuchnessmultitudenestnumbernumbersorganized crimeout group
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4 entriescapable of
2 entriescoordinate
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41 entriesShowing 16 of 41 words.
etymologically related_to
2 entrieshas context
2 entriesis a
3 entriesmade of
1 entriesrelated to
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
Translations
136 translations across 37 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- turmë noun (unruly group of people)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- συρφετός noun (the lower classes of a community)
Bulgarian
4 entries- простолюдие noun (the lower classes of a community)
- тълпа noun (unruly group of people)
- обкръжавам verb (to crowd around a person)
- тълпя се verb (to crowd into or around something)
Burmese
1 entries- အပြိန်း noun (unruly group of people)
Catalan
2 entries- xurma noun (the lower classes of a community)
- xusma noun (the lower classes of a community)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 暴民 noun (unruly group of people)
- 烏合之眾 /乌合之众 noun (unruly group of people)
Czech
3 entries- chátra noun (the lower classes of a community)
- dav noun (unruly group of people)
- stádo noun (group of animals)
Dutch
4 entries- kudde noun (group of animals)
- massa noun (unruly group of people)
- menigte noun (unruly group of people)
- omgeven verb (to crowd around a person)
Esperanto
4 entries- amaso noun (unruly group of people)
- homamaso noun (unruly group of people)
- kanajlaro noun (unruly group of people)
- plebo noun (the lower classes of a community)
Finnish
4 entries- lauma noun (unruly group of people)
- lauma noun (group of animals)
- väkijoukko noun (unruly group of people)
- piirittää verb (to crowd around a person)
French
3 entries- cohue noun (unruly group of people)
- foule noun (unruly group of people)
- troupeau noun (unruly group of people)
Galician
4 entries- armentío noun (group of animals)
- avenza noun (group of animals)
- beceira noun (group of animals)
- benza noun (group of animals)
Georgian
1 entries- ბრბო noun (unruly group of people)
German
2 entries- Herde noun (group of animals)
- Pöbel noun (unruly group of people)
Greek
4 entries- σκυλολόι noun (unruly group of people)
- όχλος noun (unruly group of people)
- όχλος noun (group of animals)
- στριμώχνω verb (to crowd around a person)
Hebrew
1 entries- המון noun (unruly group of people)
Hungarian
1 entries- csőcselék noun (unruly group of people)
Icelandic
2 entries- múgur noun (unruly group of people)
- skríll noun (unruly group of people)
Ido
1 entries- turbacho noun (unruly group of people)
Italian
4 entries- accozzaglia noun (unruly group of people)
- branco noun (unruly group of people)
- branco noun (group of animals)
- fiumana noun (unruly group of people)
Japanese
2 entries- 暴徒 noun (unruly group of people)
- 群れ noun (group of animals)
Lao
2 entries- ບໍລິສັດ noun (unruly group of people)
- ຝູງຊົນ noun (unruly group of people)
Latin
3 entries- popellus noun (unruly group of people)
- popellus noun (the lower classes of a community)
- turba noun (unruly group of people)
Macedonian
1 entries- толпа noun (unruly group of people)
Māori
4 entries- māpu noun (group of animals)
- mui verb (to crowd into or around something)
- popō verb (to crowd into or around something)
- tāmuimui verb (to crowd into or around something)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Menj noun (unruly group of people)
Polish
4 entries- banda noun (unruly group of people)
- motłoch noun (unruly group of people)
- motłoch noun (the lower classes of a community)
- tłuszcza noun (unruly group of people)
Portuguese
3 entries- gentalha noun (the lower classes of a community)
- multidão noun (unruly group of people)
- turba noun (unruly group of people)
Russian
4 entries- ба́нда noun (unruly group of people)
- сброд noun (unruly group of people)
- ста́до noun (group of animals)
- толпа́ noun (unruly group of people)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- gràisg noun (unruly group of people)
Shan
1 entries- ၸုမ်းၵူၼ်း noun (unruly group of people)
Spanish
4 entries- bahorrina noun (the lower classes of a community)
- caterva noun (unruly group of people)
- chusma noun (the lower classes of a community)
- ganado noun (group of animals)
Swedish
1 entries- mobb noun (unruly group of people)
Thai
2 entries- ฝูงชน noun (unruly group of people)
- ม็อบ noun (unruly group of people)
Turkish
1 entries- ayaktakımı noun (unruly group of people)
Volapük
3 entries- bubem noun (group of animals)
- jevodem noun (group of animals)
- kangurem noun (group of animals)
Yiddish
3 entries- אָנגעלאַף noun (unruly group of people)
- אויפֿגעלאַף noun (unruly group of people)
- המון noun (unruly group of people)
Sample sentences
27 total sentences available.
The mob gathered round the car like so many flies.
Source: tatoeba (237744)
He battled his way out of the mob.
Source: tatoeba (295657)
The angry mob overturned cars and smashed storefront windows.
Source: tatoeba (615426)
Showing 4 of 27 available sentences.
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