Synonyms of swarming

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adjective

as in crowded

possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified

the museum was swarming with schoolchildren on a field trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crowded
• filled
• bursting
• packed
• teeming
• jammed
• abundant
• rife
• crammed
• stuffed
• awash
• thronging
• replete
• buzzing
• fraught
• saturated
• flush
• thick
• abounding
• lousy
• busy
• brimming
• loaded
• bulging
• congested
• overcrowded
• chock-full
• clogged
• humming
• overflowing
• overloaded
• bustling
• full
• overstuffed
• overladen
• lively
• overfilled
• jam-packed
• overfull
• animated
• fat
• surfeited
• alive
• astir

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• empty
• devoid
• bare
• vacant
• blank
• barren
• void
• stark
• depleted
• insufficient
• short
• drained
• deficient
• incomplete
• exhausted

swarming

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verb (1)

present participle of swarm

1

as in flocking

to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flocking
• crowding
• invading
• thronging
• mobbing
• infesting
• jamming
• overrunning
• clogging
• besetting
• obstructing
• plugging (up)
• damming

2

as in bursting

to be copiously supplied

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bursting
• buzzing
• teeming
• humming
• bulging
• crawling
• brimming
• bustling
• abounding
• overflowing
• bristling
• pullulating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lacking
• wanting
• needing

swarming

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verb (2)

present participle of swarm

as in climbing

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

• climbing
• scrambling
• clambering
• scrabbling
• scaling
• ascending
• shimmying
• shinning
• surmounting
• breasting
• shinnying
• sprawling
• struggling
• clawing
• mounting
• skinning
• free-climbing
• summiting
• getting up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swarming

Verb

Reese and Canada have helped the team win all four of the Dream’s playoff games, leading a swarming defense. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

The high-flying Bears finally met their match against a swarming pack of Coyotes. — Nate Peterson, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026

Lids were left off of exterior garbage dumpster, with several flies swarming the area. — Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

However, what hasn’t changed is that Hollywood (not a place but a swarming hive with no geographical boundaries) depends on the interaction of its human elements which is conducted under great financial and emotional pressure. — Rick Nicita, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

But from the first whistle to the last, the Bruins’ defense was everywhere, swarming the signal caller behind the line of scrimmage and giving him no time for plays to develop downfield. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

And that set up the Ravens' improbable finish that was capped by Loop's kick sailing through the uprights and the jubilant Ravens swarming their kicker during a wild celebration at the Maracana. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Swarm Defense grew out of Firefly Drone Shows, which has built more than 20,000 swarming drones since 2017 and shares engineering and manufacturing resources with the defense company. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

Mainland ran four plays in the final 35 seconds but Seminole ended the game by swarming quarterback PJ Miller for a sack. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026