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follow the crowd

fol·low the crowd
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fol-oh stressed th ee kroud]
    • /ˈfɒl oʊ stressed ði kraʊd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fol-oh stressed th ee kroud]
    • /ˈfɒl oʊ stressed ði kraʊd/

Definitions of follow the crowd words

  • intransitive verb follow the crowd copy what others are doing 1
  • noun follow the crowd to conform with the majority 0
  • verb follow the crowd To conform to majority beliefs, opinions, or practices. 0

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Parts of speech for Follow the crowd

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

follow the crowd popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for follow the crowd

verb follow the crowd

  • coordinate — If you coordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
  • reconcile — to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate.
  • fit — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
  • yield — to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
  • accommodate — If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.

Antonyms for follow the crowd

verb follow the crowd

  • refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
  • deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
  • prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
  • reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
  • disobey — Fail to obey (rules, a command, or someone in authority).

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