Synonyms of swimming

swimming

verb

present participle of swim

1

as in spinning

to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around

his head was swimming after he was given so much information on his first day at the new job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spinning
• whirling
• turning
• swirling
• reeling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collecting
• calming
• settling
• steadying

2

as in sailing

to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air

there appeared to be an oily film swimming on the water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sailing
• hovering
• floating
• gliding
• drifting
• riding
• bobbing
• hanging
• wafting
• dangling
• poising
• suspending
• rafting
• buoying
• ballooning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sinking
• settling
• diving
• plunging
• lunging
• dipping
• submerging
• immersing
• submersing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swimming

That teen's death came less than a week after police issued a warning about swimming in the Milford quarry. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

Douglass opted not to race the individual 100, instead swimming the 100 breaststroke Thursday. — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Several people were swimming from an anchored boat to Chicken Rock, a popular boat gathering and cliff jumping spot, located at the northern part of the lake in Sherman. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026

Jack Roney, 39, was swimming in six feet of water at a Raleigh pool, holding his breath for an extended period of time before resurfacing. — Chip Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026

Have your own postcard worthy memory with Smile N’ Wave, a charter company that offers sails that specialize in everything from snorkeling to swimming to dolphin chasing from their shaded 31-foot catamaran. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026

The attack happened Saturday afternoon in the Silver River in Marion County, where Spann was swimming with a group, the New York Post reported. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Like the canal the two girls like to go swimming in as kids, their lives are never the same each time Sanguinetti’s lenses dip into them. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026

With the incident over the weekend, a bystander reported seeing the lifeguard’s rescue torpedo come about 6 to 8 feet out of the water, shortly after the lifeguard had begun swimming back toward shore. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026