Synonyms for swarm

Most common

flock · crowd · throng · drove

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Antonyms

trickle, handful, few

All antonyms of swarm →

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A large number of insects or other bugs (e.g. centipedes), especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.

2. v. 1

   To move as a swarm.

Related words

Phrases

swarm intelligence swarm spore species swarm

Forms

Plural

swarms → flocks, crowds, throngs, droves…

Past participle

swarmed
e.g. swarmed → teemed, streamed, poured, pullulated…

Example sentences

• army "Your army is impotent against mine!!" he laughed.
• crowd The crowd protested against racial discrimination.
• flock The hunter aimed a shotgun at the flock of birds.
• throng He was surrounded by a throng of reporters.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

army², mass¹, host¹, pour¹, herd¹, bevy², teem¹

5 letters

press¹, crowd¹, cloud¹, drove¹, flock¹, horde¹, shoal

6 letters

stream¹, legion², abound², throng¹

7 letters

cluster², flutter²

8 letters

assemble³

9 letters

multitude³, pullulate

10 letters

congregate³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (army² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

essaim

Italiano

sciame

Español

enjambre

Català

eixam