teem

The word “teem” has 1 syllable: teem

It's pronounced as /tiːm/


What is synonym and antonym for teem?

In the thesaurus, “teem” has 12 synonyms and 3 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for teem along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for teem

  • abound
  • brim
  • bristle
  • bulge
  • burst
  • bustle
  • buzz
  • crawl
  • hum
  • overflow
  • pullulate
  • swarm

Antonyms for teem

Meanings of teem

  • verb
    1. To be stocked to overflowing.
    2. To be prolific; to abound; to be rife.
    3. To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.
    4. To empty.
    5. To pour (especially with rain).
    6. To pour, as steel, from a melting pot; to fill, as a mould, with molten metal.
    7. To think fit.

Example Sentences

  • The forests teem with wildlife of all kinds.
  • During the summer, the beaches teem with tourists.
  • The market began to teem with activity as the sun rose.
  • His mind seemed to teem with creative ideas.
  • The ocean waters around the reef teem with colorful fish.

On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to teem, such as: abound, brim, bristle, bulge, burst, bustle, buzz.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

abound

  • be alive with
  • be all over the place
  • be knee deep in
  • be no end to
  • be plentiful
  • be thick with
  • brim
  • bristle
  • bulge
  • burst
  • bustle
  • buzz
  • crawl
  • crawl with
  • crowd
  • flourish
  • flow
  • have a full plate
  • hum
  • infest
  • overflow
  • proliferate
  • pullulate
  • swarm
  • swell
  • teem
  • thrive

abounded

  • be alive with
  • be all over the place
  • be knee deep in
  • be no end to
  • be plentiful
  • be thick with
  • brimmed
  • bristled
  • bulged
  • burst
  • bursted
  • bustled
  • buzzed
  • crawl with
  • crawled
  • crowd
  • flourish
  • flow
  • have a full plate
  • hummed
  • infest
  • overflow
  • overflowed
  • proliferate
  • pullulated
  • swarm
  • swarmed
  • swell
  • teem
  • teemed
  • thrive

abounds

  • be alive with
  • be all over the place
  • be knee deep in
  • be no end to
  • be plentiful
  • be thick with
  • brims
  • bristles
  • bulges
  • bursts
  • bustles
  • buzzes
  • crawl with
  • crawls
  • crowd
  • flourish
  • flow
  • have a full plate
  • hums
  • infest
  • overflow
  • overflows
  • proliferate
  • pullulates
  • swarm
  • swarms
  • swell
  • teem
  • teems
  • thrive

gang up

crawl


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