STAMPEDE Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of stampede

as in flood

a large group of animals or people moving together in a quick and disordered way During the morning rush hour, the coffee shop gets hit with a stampede of customers.

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verb

as in to dart

to move together in a quick and disordered manner and usually in a large group At the sound of the lunch bell, all five hundred students in the building stampeded toward the cafeteria.

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Recent Examples of stampede

Noun

Now, smoke damage is creating a similar stampede in California in the aftermath of the devastating 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles County. — Jason Henry, Daily News, 31 May 2026 After officers put an end to the fight, an impromptu stampede ensued from the concession stand to the woods, forcing officials to temporarily stop the game. — Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 29 May 2026

Verb

His friends instantly stampeded for the exits. — Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 All five girls jumped off the couch, stampeded toward the apartment door, and tumbled into the building’s stairwell, stepping on each other’s heels. — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for stampede

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stampede

Noun

Meanwhile, Dondi’s son and son-in-law kept combing the flood area for objects, as did her husband, who also transported bins of things back to the warehouse and coached volunteers.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
And in 1993, after many more floods, the Mississippi swelled again, this time with memorable cruelty.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of flood

Verb

His plan worked, and the bear darted to the side of the road before disappearing back into the woods.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
So far, the Pentagon has released three batches of files ranging from decades-old FBI reports to more recent military videos showing orbs darting or soaring through the sky.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of dart

Noun

Under owner Arte Moreno, the Angels have resisted rebuilding, preferring to add lower-tier free agents and rush college players to the major leagues in an effort to field a competitive roster.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
In this rush to build products and partnerships, there’s someone missing from the conversation–the people who will make this program actually work.

— Natalie Gordon, Fortune, 6 July 2026

Definition of rush

Verb

Ohtani paused on his follow-through, his lips pursed, before jogging up the line.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Mbappé ran up the center of the field to celebrate his 61st international goal, colliding with Dembélé, and jogged to the bench to hug Deschamps, who returned for the match after going to France for his mother's funeral.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of jog

Noun

His second-guessing doesn’t stanch his inner torrent of bile, which continues through dinner with Irène and her mother, and goes on for another fifteen pages of emotional hypotheticals and conditionals.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
Most of the deaths were in Hengzhou, where the partial collapse of a reservoir dam sent torrents of water into the city and claimed 26 lives, said Ding Wei, the vice mayor of Nanning city, which has jurisdiction over the area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026

Definition of torrent

Noun

Normally, the onshore flow — a west-to-southwest wind that creates the ocean breeze and pushes air away from the coasts — would push the particulate matter with it.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
This would let traffic flow, which is so necessary for the vitality and economy of Chicago; provide a safer route for bikers; and ease the frustration of all of those on the streets of Chicago.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

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