Thesaurus results for INFESTED

infested

verb

past tense of infest

as in plagued

to spread or swarm over in a troublesome manner in desperation, we called in an exterminator because the house was infested with ants

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Recent Examples of infested Cockroaches have infested the building Tourville lives in. —

Quil Lawrence, NPR, 28 May 2026 Minnesota's Department says more than 370 of the state's lakes and rivers are already infested. —

Ubah Ali, CBS News, 25 May 2026 On the set of Empire, Henson pleaded for a trailer that wasn’t infested with bugs. —

Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 13 May 2026 If the container held diseased plants, was infested with insects, or is full of mold, throw out the potting mix and replace it. —

Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 May 2026 The National Park Service says that most human cases of hantavirus occur in the spring and are linked to buildings that become heavily infested with rodents over the winter. —

Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026 Hilary Crowley, a county spokeswoman, said a $100 million floodgate completed in 2024 has been infested with the relentless mollusks, requiring an expensive removal. —

Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 May 2026 This is the level of environmental intelligence that helps ensure the home is protected, even if the surrounding neighborhood is infested. —

Kody Boye, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026 Imagine a cabin infested with mice infected by the virus – sweeping the cabin would shake up dust from the mouse urine and droppings, distributing it through the air and enabling people to inhale the viral particles. —

Daniel Pastula, The Conversation, 7 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for infested

Verb

Throughout the rosary recital in the grotto, I was plagued with worry.

— Annie Ernaux, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Criminal groups have increasingly launched drone strikes and armed attacks have plagued the race, and last June, politician and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, was fatally shot at a political rally.

— Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC news, 1 June 2026