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

Here’s why adults are swimming for better health Add this to the healthy, fun retirementcore activity list. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 28 July 2026

Two years later, the program is no longer swimming against that current — perhaps not at the price point of the Big Ten’s highest spenders, but much closer. — Justin Williams, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Hiking alone, boating alone, swimming alone — all of it adds risk. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

The gunk Bondurant observed was likely didymo disturbed off the bottom of the river by people swimming and walking around. — Hannah Smith july 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026

Once Pancake started swimming stronger, pursuing food and keeping a diet filled with shrimp and clams, Pancake was cleared for release. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 24 July 2026

The toxicology report could shed light on whether any substance may have incapacitated Wells from swimming to safety. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

However, Cal Poly was neither his nor Kathy Newlands’ alma mater, and their son would be swimming for the Mustangs for at most one more year. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026

The Menlo Park Fire Protection District received a call during the week of July 13 stating that a dog had entered a body of water and was swimming. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026