Synonyms of swarm

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noun

as in throng

a great number of persons or creatures massed together

a swarm of tourists descends upon the island every summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throng
• flock
• horde
• crowd
• mob
• multitude
• legion
• army
• crush
• masses
• mass
• herd
• host
• drove
• press
• rout
• cram
• rabble
• scrum
• bike
• millions
• gaggle
• pile
• heap
• jam
• rabblement
• mountain
• riffraff
• logjam

swarm

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verb (1)

1

as in to flock

to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers

meeting little resistance, the pirates swarmed the decks of the merchant ship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flock
• throng
• mob
• crowd
• invade
• infest
• overrun
• beset
• jam
• dam
• clog
• obstruct
• plug (up)

2

as in to burst

to be copiously supplied

at this time of year that Mexican resort swarms with college students on spring break

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burst
• buzz
• hum
• bulge
• teem
• overflow
• bustle
• crawl
• brim
• abound
• bristle
• pullulate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• need
• want
• lack

• need
• want
• lack

swarm

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verb (2)

as in to scramble

to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling

one of the physical challenges had competitors swarming over a pile of logs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scramble
• climb
• clamber
• scale
• shinny
• ascend
• shimmy
• sprawl
• scrabble
• summit
• breast
• shin
• struggle
• surmount
• claw
• free-climb
• mount
• skin
• get up