Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

follow the crowd

Idioms  

  1. Go along with the majority, do what most others are doing. For example, Make your own decision—don't just follow the crowd.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

When people feel a stronger need to follow the crowd, they are more likely to match or exceed prevailing norms.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

Despite attending school in Berkshire, Prince William chose a team further afield as he did not want to follow the crowd.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024

The Cardinal didn’t have to follow the crowd, and their students and alumni who are known for walking to their own drumbeat probably would have appreciated that.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2023

"It's just a feeling that it is not as stable as it used to be and a lot of people follow the crowd."

From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2023

I ask as we follow the crowd exiting the library.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.