teeming

[tee-ming] / ˈti mɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

abundant, full

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brimming filled overflowing packed swarming

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

Example Sentences

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Those same banks are teeming with relatively dormant deposits.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Concert halls are packed, the famed Tretyakov Gallery is teeming even on a midweek afternoon.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Like his films, Mr. Sayles’s novels are divided among a teeming cast of variegated characters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Now vehicles are rolling computers, teeming with electronics and other complex systems.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

We went into another street teeming with black men and women returning from work.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane