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

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

And an average of 22,000 to 25,000-plus people stampeded the grounds daily, according to estimates that include festivalgoers, performers and more than 1,000 volunteers, staff and crew. — Michael Deeds may 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 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

The Ducks were without leading scorer Cutter Gauthier (doubtful for Tuesday), rugged captain Radko Gudas (doubtful), active blue-liner Pavel Mintyukov (probable), grinder Jansen Harkins (out) and enforcer Ross Johnston (out) when they were stampeded on Saturday by the Calgary Flames. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026

Whole industries stampeded in one direction. — Gary Shapiro, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026