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
• bursting
• filled
• 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
• chockful
• 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

The Browns swarming Joe Burrow for sacks on three consecutive plays in the fourth quarter, driving the Bengals back from the 20 to their own goal line, was an incredible show of force created by a front four that will only improve with more time together. —Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

Nordstrom is swarming with deals up to 80 percent off this Labor Day weekend. —Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025

The secondary, headlined by senior cornerback Brandon Ford and senior defensive back Jaleal Allen, patrols the back end of a swarming defense. —Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025

The payoff is a drolly whirligig centerpiece sequence in which their small apartment is suddenly swarming with Ashley’s boyfriends. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025

In broad daylight, a group of men on motorbikes can be seen swarming and viciously beating another rider, allegedly for stealing their bike. —Wbff Staff, Baltimore Sun, 16 Aug. 2025

The swampy muck is swarming with bugs, snakes and alligators, fire officials said. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025

Castle Leoch is swarming with mourners, and those who are ready to pounce on the unfortunate detail that Jacob never technically chose an heir to take his place as laird, or head of the Mackenzie clan. —Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025

New functions, such as dogfighting or swarming, can be added as needed. —David Hambling, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025