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

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

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

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