STAMPEDE Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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

If there is a media stampede, Tracey tends to run the other direction. —

Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026 Attacking a five-star resort in Dubai is like attacking a boulangerie in Paris, or a football match in London, or a Black Friday stampede at a Walmart on Long Island. —

Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2026

Verb

Three-star 2026 Minnesota commit Jett Walker stampeded over the Timberwolves defense, scoring on each of the Eagles' first three offensive drives. —

Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 8 Nov. 2025 After Grande is seen walking down an aisle, the event appears to be disrupted by a group of stampeding animals. —

Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stampede

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stampede

Noun

Checchi, in particular, barraged voters with an unrelenting flood of ads.

— Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Domestic migration into the Sun Belt states is declining, due in part to off-the-chart heat waves, devastating storms, once-in-a-century floods, and year-round fire seasons — along with the consequential costs, such as unaffordable homeowners’ insurance and destroyed livelihoods.

— DP Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026