Synonyms of swarms

swarms 1 of 3

noun

plural of swarm

as in throngs

a great number of persons or creatures massed together

a swarm of tourists descends upon the island every summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throngs
• hordes
• flocks
• crowds
• masses
• multitudes
• legions
• masses
• armies
• mobs
• droves
• herds
• millions
• bikes
• hosts
• crushes
• routs
• crams
• presses
• rabbles
• gaggles
• piles
• riffraffs
• rabblements
• scrums
• heaps
• mountains
• jams
• logjams

swarms

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of swarm

1

as in flocks

to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flocks
• crowds
• invades
• throngs
• mobs
• jams
• infests
• overruns
• besets
• clogs
• plugs (up)
• obstructs
• dams

2

as in bursts

to be copiously supplied

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bursts
• buzzes
• teems
• bulges
• abounds
• hums
• crawls
• overflows
• bristles
• brims
• bustles
• pullulates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• needs
• wants
• lacks

swarms

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of swarm

as in climbs

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

• climbs
• scrambles
• clambers
• scrabbles
• shinnies
• scales
• ascends
• breasts
• surmounts
• shins
• shimmies
• summits
• struggles
• sprawls
• claws
• skins
• mounts
• free-climbs
• gets up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swarms

Noun

Smarter floating swarms Engineers also addressed several stability challenges during development. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Their strategy focuses on low-cost drone swarms, maximizing pilot effectiveness. — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Every wedding, every cherry blossom season in Japan, every birth, reactor accidents too, swarms of insects, kittens playing with woolen balls, people disfigured by war, palm trees at sunset—five billion photos a day. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Across the Bay Area, plenty of events are planned to accommodate the swarms of exuberant fans gathering to experience the hype, even without any game tickets. — Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Adults don't fly far from their breeding grounds, so close range makes your property vulnerable to swarms. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026

There are anecdotal cases of seismic swarms before a large rupture that, in hindsight, could have provided some clues to possibly detect early signs of future large ruptures. — Sylvain Barbot, The Conversation, 26 June 2026

But for some reason the powers that be have decreed artificial intelligence a civilizational imperative, requiring the hurried construction of swarms of data centers, on Earth and in space. — Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 24 June 2026

The prototype rover is part of the German Space Agency's VaMEx (Valles Marineris Explorer) program, which is an initiative aimed at developing swarms of driving, walking and flying robots designed to explore Mars' vast Valles Marineris valley. — New Atlas, 22 June 2026

Verb

Before the gaggle of girls swarms her apartment, there’s a sweet moment when Steve drops his daughter off early, and the two divorcees engage in some flirty banter over pizza prep. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 17 June 2026

On the opposite corner, a herd of schoolchildren swarms a local television reporter. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026

Washington swarms with health specialists. — Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026

The unapologetically lurid tale of two families locked in an ever-complex cat’s cradle of class resentments and adulterous power plays also swarms with queen bees and jaw-droppingly muscular men that feel straight out of the Real Housewives playbook. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026

Launching swarms mid-air The aircraft was publicly displayed for the first time at Airshow China in Zhuhai in 2024, where Chinese broadcasters highlighted its potential military functions. — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Dec. 2025