Synonyms of swims

swims 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of swim

1

as in spins

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

• spins
• turns
• whirls
• reels
• swirls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collects
• calms
• settles
• steadies

2

as in hovers

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

• hovers
• floats
• sails
• glides
• rides
• drifts
• hangs
• wafts
• bobs
• poises
• dangles
• suspends
• buoys
• rafts
• balloons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sinks
• settles
• dives
• plunges
• lunges
• dips
• submerges
• immerses
• submerses

swims

2 of 2

noun

plural of swim

as in dazes

a temporary state of unconsciousness

the merest glimpse of blood sends him into a swim

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dazes
• trances
• faints
• blackouts
• swoons
• sleeps
• syncopes
• stupors
• knockouts
• insensibilities
• narcoses
• somnolences

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swims

Verb

Some of them have commanded many millions at auction, like 1972’s Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), showing a man looking into the pool as another man swims underwater to the edge. — Devorah Lauter For Artnews, Robb Report, 12 June 2026

Speaking in a new interview with Today, published Wednesday, May 27, Michigan resident Betty Morris, who turned 101 on May 13 and still drives and swims daily, revealed her top four tips for longevity. — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026

Even Jason Momoa swims in, but in a non-Aquaman role. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 May 2026

Harry Styles uses ice baths for post-show recovery and frequently swims outdoors, including dips at Dublin’s Vico Baths. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026

There, in the scorching desert, guarded by fences and video surveillance, this fish swims around in a sunken fishbowl made of rock that's been its only natural home for millennia. — Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 May 2026

The Bionic Arowana swims around its enclosure autonomously by default, and it can also be steered by wireless remote control – although the latter would only work at quite a shallow depth. — New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026

Meatloaf now swims in the aquarium’s sea turtle rehabilitation area, which opened in January. — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

The reigning Tri-Valley League MVP swims at Kingfish Swimming club. — Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026

Noun

An alligator swims in the shallow waters of Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on May 4, 2026. — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 29 June 2026

In between languid lake swims and sensual forest escapades, old crushes surface and new anxieties rear their heads in this deft portrait of millennial disenchantment. — Air Mail, 20 June 2026

And most importantly, nobody f---ing swims in it! — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026

Over the course of the next few summers, the two grow closer over horror films and swims in the lake, frequently accompanied by Sam’s older brother Charlie (Michael Bradway), Percy’s best friend Delilah (Abigail Cowen), and Jordie (Joseph Chiu), a fellow local and Sam’s best friend. — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 11 June 2026

John Quincy Adams was fit enough to take daily naked swims in the Potomac River while in office. — Will Weissert, Fortune, 9 June 2026

The Catskills have long been a retreat—first for 19th-century painters and writers, later for city escapees chasing mountain air and summer swims. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2026

At the three-day event, guests enjoyed lazy pool swims, yoga classes, pizza night and cooking lessons, a beach day with BBQ in true Australian style, a visit to the salt marshes and a relaxed dinner surrounded by nature on the Isola Grande. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

The diver added that the swims were intended to provide officials insights into the memorial and its operations. — Jim Mustian, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026