Synonyms of stampeded

stampeded

verb

past tense of stampede

as in darted

to move together in a quick and disordered manner and usually in a large group

At the sound of the lunch bell, all five hundred students in the building stampeded toward the cafeteria.

Related Words

• darted
• jogged
• hurried
• rushed
• scurried
• trotted
• raced
• scampered
• galloped
• streaked
• sprinted
• whizzed
• dashed
• flitted
• whirled
• sped
• scudded
• accelerated
• flew
• overtook
• beetled
• bolted
• quickened
• scuffled
• stepped
• scooted
• jumped
• outran
• outstripped
• outpaced
• stepped out
• scuttled
• drove
• hastened
• chased
• hurtled
• ran
• hustled
• caught up
• charged
• hurled
• careened
• arrowed
• barreled
• bustled
• rammed
• beelined
• tore
• whisked
• zipped
• traveled
• hied
• rustled
• rocketed
• blasted
• pelted
• breezed
• buzzed
• motored
• humped
• blazed
• ripped
• belted
• fast-forwarded
• bundled
• blew
• nipped
• careered
• coursed
• cracked (on)
• zoomed
• bowled
• bombed
• shot
• jetted
• hared
• cannonballed
• highballed
• hotfooted (it)

Dissimilar Words

• dragged
• lingered
• hung (around or out)
• lagged
• poked
• strolled
• loitered
• sauntered
• ambled
• shuffled
• tarried
• lumbered
• dallied
• plodded
• dawdled
• slowed (down or up)
• crept
• decelerated
• crawled
• dillydallied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stampeded

In one of the more striking examples, retail traders stampeded into Allbirds after the troubled shoemaker slapped an artificial intelligence label on its business. —Yun Li, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026

Consumer credit subsidiaries of the largest banks stampeded to the most indulgent states, Joe Biden’s Delaware and Bill Janklow’s South Dakota. —George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2026

The Ducks were without leading scorer Cutter Gauthier (doubtful for Tuesday), rugged captain Radko Gudas (doubtful), active blue-liner Pavel Mintyukov (probable), grinder Jansen Harkins (out) and enforcer Ross Johnston (out) when they were stampeded on Saturday by the Calgary Flames. —Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026

Whole industries stampeded in one direction. —Gary Shapiro, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026

Here’s why the price of bitcoin is plunging The price of bitcoin plummeted about 10% over the past week as investors stampeded out of the world's most popular cryptocurrency. —Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2026

Jascoco The cows stampeded into a neighborhood, knocking over mailboxes, trampling fences, and bumping into cars as they were being chased. —Julie Sharp, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026

Three-star 2026 Minnesota commit Jett Walker stampeded over the Timberwolves defense, scoring on each of the Eagles' first three offensive drives. —Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 8 Nov. 2025

Brands such as Armani, Italian private club operator Cipriani and carmaker Aston Martin have all stampeded into Miami’s residential scene. —Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025