Synonyms of swarmed

swarmed 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of swarm

1

as in flocked

to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flocked
• crowded
• invaded
• thronged
• mobbed
• infested
• jammed
• beset
• obstructed
• clogged
• overran
• plugged (up)
• dammed

2

as in buzzed

to be copiously supplied

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buzzed
• burst
• bulged
• hummed
• teemed
• abounded
• brimmed
• crawled
• bustled
• overflowed
• bristled
• pullulated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• needed
• wanted
• lacked

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• climbed
• scrambled
• clambered
• scrabbled
• ascended
• scaled
• shimmied
• shinnied
• shinned
• surmounted
• sprawled
• struggled
• mounted
• clawed
• breasted
• skinned
• free-climbed
• got up
• summited

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swarmed

Verb

At our sister publication The Drive, automotive journalist Joel Feder reports how he was suddenly swarmed by armed cops while test driving a Range Rover with his wife in Minnesota. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 July 2026

Officers swarmed the gas station before Morant could do anything else to the driver or his tow truck. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

The rabbits, however, divided their forces and swarmed both flanks of the coach (a move Napoleon surely could have appreciated). — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026

He was subsequently swarmed by his teammates and within minutes, medics attended to the midfielder before moving him onto a stretcher and transporting him to a hospital for further treatment. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

When the decision on trans athletes was made the other day by the Supreme Court were the Justices swarmed by an angry mob and beheaded on the spot? — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

At the Castle Clinton National Monument, attendees swarmed for a flag raising ceremony which will be followed by an annual Independence Day parade. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026

And about month after he was taken, federal immigration agents swarmed Charlotte and the very neighborhood that held Omar’s cherished memories. — Julia Coin updated July 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026

People swarmed to test out the new courts last Friday after a brief ribbon cutting ceremony. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 2 July 2026