Synonyms of swarming

swarming 1 of 3

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

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

The Miami Herald was told by people at the medical center that there were dozens of law-enforcement officers swarming the area from several agencies, including Miami Beach police. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

And from there, Eddie George’s squad appeared to have little direction offensively against a swarming unit. — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

The order, which originated with a USFS Bat Conservation Strategy recommendation, is meant to reduce human disturbance during fall swarming, hibernation and spring emergence, according to federal documents. — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2026

Tens of thousands of Afghans swarming Abbey Gate, their only way out after Kabul fell and the Taliban returned to power. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026