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swarming

ADJECTIVE

active

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alive effective operating

STRONG

flowing functioning going mobile movable operative progressive pushing rapid rolling running rushing rustling shifting simmering speeding streaming traveling turning walking working

WEAK

astir at work bustling efficacious exertive hasty impelling in force in play in process moving restless speedy

Antonyms

STRONG

fixed inoperative unmovable unworking

WEAK

abeyant disinterested dormant idle immobile inactive indifferent inert lazy quiescent quiet sluggish

ADJECTIVE

alive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awake eager ready rife

STRONG

animated

WEAK

abounding alert brisk bustling cheerful dynamic energetic lively overflowing quick replete sharp spirited sprightly spry stirring teeming vigorous vital vivacious zestful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unanimated

WEAK

dispirited dull lifeless morose sluggish spiritless

ADJECTIVE

crawling

Synonyms

STRONG

jammed overrun teeming

WEAK

plentiful

Antonyms

STRONG

empty

ADJECTIVE

crowded

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cramped full huddled jam-packed jammed loaded packed populous teeming

STRONG

brimming clean close compact crammed crushed massed mobbed overflowing stuffed thronged

WEAK

SRO awash brimful chock-full dense elbow-to-elbow filled to the rafters fit to bust full house full up lousy with mob scene sardined sold out standing room only stiff with thick thickset tight topped off up to here up to the hilt wall-to-wall

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deserted empty

STRONG

imprecise loose

WEAK

uncongested uncrowded unfilled

ADJECTIVE

jammed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

congested crowded filled flooded overcrowded overflowing packed teeming

STRONG

busy crammed deluged full humming jampacked mobbed

WEAK

lively multitudinous populous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

empty uncongested uncrowded

WEAK

clear loose operating vacant

ADJECTIVE

overflowing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

teeming

STRONG

abounding

WEAK

copious cornucopian exuberant inundant inundatory scaturient superabundant torrential

ADJECTIVE

packed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arranged congested crowded filled jam-packed jammed loaded overflowing overloaded stuffed wrapped

STRONG

brimming bundled chock compact compressed consigned crammed mobbed seething

WEAK

awash brimful chock-full full to the gills packed like sardines serried to the roof tumid up to the hilt up to the rafters wall-to-wall

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear empty uncongested uncrowded

WEAK

deserted

ADJECTIVE

plentiful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ample bountiful fertile generous productive prolific sufficient unlimited

WEAK

abounding appreciable bounteous bumper chock-full competent complete copious enough excessive extravagant exuberant flowing flush fruitful full fulsome improvident inexhaustible infinite large lavish liberal lousy with lush luxuriant no end overflowing plenteous plenty prodigal profuse replete rife superabundant superfluous swimming teeming well-provided

Antonyms

STRONGEST

barren fruitless impotent insufficient lacking unfruitful unproductive wanting

WEAK

meager scarce

ADJECTIVE

plentiful/plenty

Synonyms

WEAK

abounding ample bounteous bountiful bumper chock-full complete copious enough excessive extravagant exuberant fertile flowing flush fruitful full fulsome generous improvident infinite large lavish liberal lousy with lush luxuriant overflowing plenteous prodigal profuse prolific replete rife sufficient superabundant superfluous swimming teeming

Antonyms

WEAK

few lacking little needing rare scarce wanting

ADJECTIVE

populous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crowded numerous populated various

WEAK

crawling dense heavily populated jammed legion many multifarious multitudinal multitudinous occupied overpopulated peopled settled several teeming thick thronged voluminous

Antonyms

WEAK

deserted

ADJECTIVE

profuse

Synonyms

WEAK

abounding alive with ample aplenty bounteous bountiful copious crawling with dime a dozen extravagant extreme exuberant fulsome galore generous immoderate lavish liberal lush luxuriant no end openhanded opulent overflowing plentiful plenty prodigal profusive prolific riotous sumptuous superfluous teeming thick with unstinting

Antonyms

WEAK

lacking sparse wanting

ADJECTIVE

prolific

Synonyms

STRONGEST

creative rich

WEAK

abounding abundant bountiful breeding copious fecund fertile generating generative luxuriant profuse proliferant rank reproducing reproductive spawning teeming yielding

Antonyms

WEAK

barren fruitless impotent unfruitful unproductive

ADJECTIVE

replete

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awash filled loaded rife

STRONG

abounding brimming charged complete crammed crowded glutted gorged jammed lavish overflowing packed sated satiated stuffed teeming thronged

WEAK

abundant alive brimful chock-full full up jam-packed luxurious overfed plenteous well-provided

Antonyms

STRONG

empty lacking unfilled wanting

WEAK

needy

ADJECTIVE

rife

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abundant alive plentiful popular prevalent rampant replete

WEAK

abounding common current epidemic extensive frequent general many multitudinous numerous pandemic prevailing profuse raging regnant ruling teeming thronged ubiquitous universal widespread

Antonyms

STRONGEST

limited scarce uncommon

WEAK

low

ADJECTIVE

superabundant

Synonyms

WEAK

ADJECTIVE

teeming

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brimming filled overflowing packed

STRONG

bristling bursting crammed crawling replete thronged

WEAK

alive brimful chock-full fruitful multitudinous numerous plentiful populous pregnant rife thick

Antonyms

STRONGEST

empty

WEAK

lacking needing wanting

ADJECTIVE

thick

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abundant dense full impenetrable tight

STRONG

close compact great rank solid

WEAK

brimming bristling bursting chock-full compressed concentrated condensed considerable covered crammed crawling with frequent heaped impervious inspissated like sardines localized multitudinous numerous populated populous profuse replete several teeming

Antonyms

STRONGEST

open sparse thin

STRONG

loose

WEAK

attenuated clear diluted intelligent reasonable sensible slight smart uncrowded unfriendly unsociable watery wise

Example Sentences

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Police have used tear gas to block demonstrators from swarming government buildings in La Paz, where protest blockades have depleted food supplies and pushed prices up.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Police released further footage appearing to show crowds swarming a petrol station near the hospital and collecting items from the shelves before leaving hastily.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Any ebbing of drone strikes could be deceptive, with Iran amassing them for another swarming assault.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

It also hints that surfactants might someday be used to control bacterial movement depending on whether microbes are swashing or swarming.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

The camp was now alive and swarming, throngs of men starting to swell together like boils of a plague.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

swarming

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