TEEMING Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

teeming 1 of 2

adjective

as in filled

possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified oceans teeming with life

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teeming

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verb

present participle of teem

as in bursting

to be copiously supplied the area teems with entrepreneurs hoping to hit upon the next big thing

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Recent Examples of teeming

Adjective

The new findings are confounding scientists’ expectations, raising questions about how exactly molecules can encounter their reactive partners in a teeming, crowded space — and therefore how cells can possibly function. — Quanta Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026

Verb

Tucked into the southern end of the teeming, alluvial Willamette River valley, the region’s natural abundance began attracting farmers in the mid-nineteenth century. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 These sentences are part of a four-plus-page descriptive riff, one of many passages that lend the novel a teeming, avid opacity. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026 Of course, that won’t stop orange-and-blue-blooded Knicks fans from teeming into the area near the team’s Manhattan arena to watch on bar TVs and big screens as their team — playing 1,580 miles (2,545 kilometers) away in San Antonio — looks to clinch its first title in 53 years. — ABC News, 13 June 2026 Americans wanted to forget about that massive war, get on with making money, get on with dealing with these teeming cities now full of immigrants. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026 In the Diamantina zone, all five of the whale falls the scientists found were in the later stages of being consumed, with the bones fully exposed and host to teeming microbial communities. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 June 2026 The main street leading to Masjid An-Nabawi in Madinah was teeming, as everyone paced to get a spot for the sacred Jummah (Friday) prayer. — Mariam Amini, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026 Nilsson’s Evening Street Scene, 1964, a bustling urban tableau, along with Two Ladies and Starry Stage Ladies, both 1967, whose focal points are women mid-strut, recall certain prints from George Grosz’s 1922–23 Ecce Homo portfolio, not in tone but in their teeming rakishness. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026 With virtually no set other than some boxes and platforms that get pushed onstage so that various authority figures can tower over the teeming masses, there’s plenty of room to dance. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeming

Adjective

The Wall Street Journal featured Reese alongside WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson on its magazine cover, even after Caitlin Clark broke numerous records, filled arenas, and set new marks for WNBA broadcasts.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of filled

Verb

Rook’s Rest or Rhaenys on Meleys, bursting through the Dragonpit and killing scores of smallfolk.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Security camera footage shared by Something Fishy Pets on Facebook shows the massive tank suddenly bursting and flooding a large part of the facility as a worker runs to help.

— Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Definition of bursting

Adjective

Attending immigration court in Harlingen, Texas, on days where there are mega master hearings can mean waiting outside in the hot, crowded entrance for over an hour until the lobby can accommodate the next wave of people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
This sleek vessel provides a private yacht feel with hotel comforts, far from crowded mega-ships.

— Stephanie Orma, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of crowded

Verb

On a recent Friday evening, a photo shoot was underway in the marble staircase and the restaurant was buzzing softly with locals who’d come to try the creative tasting menus.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
But each of its eight-and-a-half minutes introduces a subtle mutation, rotating buzzing electronics and quivering guitars into the spotlight.

— Arman Khan, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of buzzing

Adjective

Along the Adriatic coast, once abundant with mussels, nearly all have died off because of the sea temperatures that at times have exceeded 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit).

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Basic necessities—dairy, rice, staples where supply is abundant and quality reliable—have become a hunt for the best price.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Definition of abundant

Verb

For Americans who might be short on finance but brimming with business ideas, AI is changing the calculus for the better.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026
At his most threatening when brimming with confidence and direct in his attacking, Garnacho is the type of wide forward Emery has historically loved.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of brimming

Adjective

Every few years, the LGBTQ+ communities and allies descend on a city for a jam-packed, multi-week program of events celebrating Pride.

— Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Writer Larry Kramer held a packed meeting of men in his Greenwich Village apartment to hear from a doctor about the disease that was killing gay men.

— USA Today, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Definition of packed

Verb

Okegbe recommends immediately discarding any can that’s bulging, leaking, heavily rusted, or dented.

— Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026
An aneurysm is a weakened or bulging artery wall, and coiling is a procedure used to block blood flow to the aneurysm, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Definition of bulging

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