Multitude
Multitude noun - The body of the community as contrasted with the elite.
Usage example: the nation's idle rich frolicked while the multitude starved
Scum and multitude are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scum" instead a noun "Multitude".
Nearby Word: multitudinous
Scum
Scum noun - People looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class.
Usage example: claimed that only scum lived in that part of town
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
Cite this Source
Scum and Multitude. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/multitude/scum
Multitude & Scum. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/multitude/scum>.
Scum or Multitude. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/multitude/scum.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "multitude" and "scum" have occurred on timeline