Synonyms of stampeded

stampeded

verb

past tense of stampede

as in darted

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.

Related Words

• darted
• jogged
• hurried
• rushed
• scurried
• trotted
• raced
• scampered
• galloped
• streaked
• sprinted
• whizzed
• dashed
• flitted
• whirled
• sped
• scudded
• accelerated
• flew
• overtook
• beetled
• bolted
• quickened
• scuffled
• stepped
• scooted
• jumped
• outran
• outstripped
• outpaced
• stepped out
• scuttled
• drove
• hastened
• chased
• hurtled
• ran
• hustled
• caught up
• charged
• hurled
• careened
• arrowed
• barreled
• bustled
• rammed
• beelined
• tore
• whisked
• zipped
• traveled
• hied
• rustled
• rocketed
• blasted
• pelted
• breezed
• buzzed
• motored
• humped
• blazed
• ripped
• belted
• fast-forwarded
• bundled
• blew
• nipped
• careered
• coursed
• cracked (on)
• zoomed
• bowled
• bombed
• shot
• jetted
• hared
• cannonballed
• highballed
• hotfooted (it)

Dissimilar Words

• dragged
• lingered
• hung (around or out)
• lagged
• poked
• strolled
• loitered
• sauntered
• ambled
• shuffled
• tarried
• lumbered
• dallied
• plodded
• dawdled
• slowed (down or up)
• crept
• decelerated
• crawled
• dillydallied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stampeded

That was the case this past weekend, as footage of bands of juvenile cows dashing through the streets of Kansas City stampeded across the internet. — Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 24 Oct. 2026

An average of 22,000 to 25,000-plus people stampeded the grounds daily, according to estimates that included festivalgoers, performers and more than 1,000 volunteers, staff and crew. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2026

Jon Sumrall’s Gators have their own issues, including one of the league’s worst defenses and an offensive line that was stampeded over last weekend. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

In the standard story, the United States, Britain, and France stood by, wringing their hands and straining for appeasement while the Japanese stampeded through Asia and Nazi Storm Troopers ran roughshod over Europe. — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Or a time at an outdoor concert in Denver when gunshots broke out and the whole crowd stampeded in panic away from the brutal sound. — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026

His friends instantly stampeded for the exits. — Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026

In one of the more striking examples, retail traders stampeded into Allbirds after the troubled shoemaker slapped an artificial intelligence label on its business. — Yun Li, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026

Consumer credit subsidiaries of the largest banks stampeded to the most indulgent states, Joe Biden’s Delaware and Bill Janklow’s South Dakota. — George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2026