Synonyms of thronged

thronged

verb

past tense of throng

as in flocked

to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers

fans thronged the field to celebrate the win

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flocked
• crowded
• swarmed
• invaded
• mobbed
• beset
• infested
• jammed
• obstructed
• clogged
• overran
• plugged (up)
• dammed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thronged

Cornell students, professors and others thronged a campus plaza Monday to protest the university’s response to the matter. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

The homes of most other celebrities aren’t thronged by adoring fans, certainly not half a century after their deaths. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Glass chronicles the chaos as home buyers thronged into tracts without schools, sewers, trash removal, or viable tax bases. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Following the advice of food bloggers and influencers, overzealous visitors have thronged a rifugio (refuge) in Italy’s Val di Fassa valley, all because of this traditional pastry. — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Tens of thousands thronged Tiananmen Square and surrounding streets in Beijing in 1976, after the death of Zhou Enlai, the People’s Republic’s first and widely respected premier. — Reuters, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026

Khomeini's funeral saw chaotic scenes as millions thronged his mourning ceremony and trip to the cemetery. — Nasser Karimi, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026

Mourners thronged a vast prayer complex in Tehran on Saturday as the week-long funeral ceremonies of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began with the national anthem, religious eulogies and readings from the Koran. — Reuters, USA Today, 4 July 2026

No matter the weather, no matter the season, for over four decades, folks in Nashville have thronged to The Picnic Cafe. — Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 27 June 2026