swarm
A large moving crowd of insects or people.
swarm in a sentence
- A swarm of bees rose from the hive and drifted across the garden like a dark cloud.
- The moment the toy sale began, a swarm of shoppers rushed through the doors.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to swarm?
- Ahandful
- Bscattering
- Ccrowd
Show the answer
C: crowd. The other three mean the opposite of swarm.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to swarm?
- Ahandful
- Bmass
- Ccrowd
- Dflock
Show the answer
A: handful. The other three mean nearly the same as swarm.
Words that mean something similar
crowd, flock, mass
Words that mean the opposite
handful, scattering
More words about size & amount
- teem: To be completely full of moving things.
- throng: A large crowd of people packed together.
- tinge: A small amount of a colour or feeling.
- tremendous: Extremely large or extremely good.
- trifle: Something of little value or importance.
- trivial: So small and unimportant that it hardly matters.
- unique: Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.
- unsurpassed: Better than all others; never beaten.
More words to explore
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