SWARMED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

swarmed 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of swarm

as in flocked

to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers meeting little resistance, the pirates swarmed the decks of the merchant ship

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Relevance

as in buzzed

to be copiously supplied at this time of year that Mexican resort swarms with college students on spring break

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swarmed

2 of 2

verb (2)

past tense of swarm

as in climbed

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

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Recent Examples of swarmed

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All these people who would not necessarily have been a popular first pick—in some cases maybe not anyone’s first pick—swarmed the race. —

Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 2 June 2026 After being swarmed by catcher Annabel Raftery and her teammates, Escobar hoisted the game ball that eluded her last season in a 3-0 loss to Los Alamitos in a dramatic Division 2 final. —

Dan Albano, Oc Register, 30 May 2026 Gordon and Newcastle swarmed Barcelona for the first 20 minutes on Tyneside, causing genuine moments of panic across their back line. —

Pol Ballús, New York Times, 29 May 2026 More than 30 officers swarmed the area. —

Julia Coin may 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026 Officers from multiple agencies swarmed, chasing Denis for more than 20 miles. —

Ella Moore, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026 Police swarmed the center after receiving calls of an active shooter and found a crime scene that expanded across several blocks in the area. —

Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 Police soon swarmed the North Clairemont home of the younger teen. —

Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026 Videos shared on social media appeared to show police using pepper spray to disperse crowds at the Roosevelt Field Mall on Long Island, and hundreds of shoppers swarmed stores in Times Square and Manhattan, the New York Times reported. —

Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 17 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swarmed

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But as water quality has shifted in some public waterways, anglers have flocked to the South Platte River in downtown Denver, or set up at Cherry Creek or Aurora reservoirs for deeper-water species.

— John Wenzel, Denver Post, 2 June 2026
In 2008, when the state’s Democratic governor, Tim Kaine, approved a sales-tax exemption for data centers over a certain scale, companies flocked to the state to take advantage.

— Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026