Definitions

swam

[swam] / swæm /

VERB

make way through water using arms, legs

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bathe crawl dive float glide paddle submerge wade

STRONG

freestyle move practice race skinny-dip slip stroke

WEAK

breast-stroke dog-paddle go for a swim go swimming go wading high-dive take a dip

Antonyms

STRONG

stop

Example Sentences

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But in 1989, shortly after the Loma Prieta Earthquake, an intrepid group of pinniped adventurers swam beneath the bridge and headed east to Pier 39’s K-Dock, where they decided to make a home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

For the first time in more than 80 years, the fish swam in their ancestral river, where they had once been abundant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Fish on longer lifespan trajectories swam more vigorously and reached higher speeds when moving around the tank.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Davitt Walsh, the former footballer who swam out to rescue Rionaghac, was later awarded the Michael Heffernan Gold Medal for Marine Gallantry.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

In July 2017, more than six years after the disaster at Fukushima, a tiny robot swam through the unit 3 building.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland