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teeming

The word “teeming” has 2 syllables: teem-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈtiːmɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for teeming?

In the thesaurus, “teeming” has 48 synonyms and 18 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for teeming

  • abounding
  • abundant
  • alive
  • animated
  • astir
  • awash
  • brimming
  • bristling
  • bulging
  • bursting
  • bustling
  • busy
  • buzzing
  • chock-full
  • chockful
  • clogged
  • congested
  • crammed
  • crawling
  • crowded
  • fat
  • filled
  • flush
  • fraught
  • full
  • humming
  • jam-packed
  • jammed
  • lively
  • loaded
  • lousy
  • overcrowded
  • overfilled
  • overflowing
  • overfull
  • overladen
  • overloaded
  • overstuffed
  • packed
  • pullulating
  • replete
  • rife
  • saturated
  • stuffed
  • surfeited
  • swarming
  • thick
  • thronging

Antonyms for teeming

Meanings of teeming

  • 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.
  • adjective
    1. Abundantly filled with especially living things.
    2. Referring to large quantities of rain.

Example Sentences

  • The rainforest was teeming with exotic birds and insects.
  • The market was teeming with people shopping for the festival.
  • Her mind was teeming with ideas after the seminar.
  • The ocean around the reef is teeming with marine life.
  • The streets were teeming with excitement during the parade.

On this page you'll find 66 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to teeming, such as: abounding, abundant, alive, animated, astir, awash, bare.

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

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