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The synonyms of “Stampede” are: charge, panic, rush, flight, rout, scattering, bolt, flee, take flight, dash, race, career, sweep, run
Stampede as a Noun
Definitions of "Stampede" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “stampede” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- (in North America) a rodeo.
- A headlong rush of people on a common impulse.
- A wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle.
- A sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals.
- A sudden rapid movement or reaction of a mass of people in response to a particular circumstance or stimulus.
Synonyms of "Stampede" as a noun (6 Words)
charge | The price charged for some article or service. Smaller charges fired on three minute fuses lit by hand. |
flight | A formation of aircraft in flight. I climbed the three flights of stairs which led to his office. |
panic | A frenzied hurry to do something. He ran to the library in a blind panic. |
rout | A decisive defeat. The party lost more than half their seats in the rout. |
rush | Grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems. There was a rush for the door. |
scattering | The act of scattering. The colossal wastage involved in a random scattering. |
Usage Examples of "Stampede" as a noun
- The herd was fleeing back to the high land in a wild stampede.
- A stampede of bargain hunters.
- When he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits.
- The Calgary Stampede.
Stampede as a Verb
Definitions of "Stampede" as a verb
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “stampede” as a verb can have the following definitions:
- Cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively.
- Run away in a stampede.
- (of horses, cattle, or other animals) rush wildly in a sudden mass panic.
- (of people) move rapidly in a mass.
- Cause to run in panic.
- Act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse.
- Cause (people or animals) to stampede.
Synonyms of "Stampede" as a verb (10 Words)
bolt | Make or roll into bolts. Bolt the door. |
career | Move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way. The coach careered across the road and went through a hedge. |
charge | File a formal charge against. Will you pay cash or charge the purchase. |
dash | Destroy or break. The ship was dashed upon the rocks. |
flee | Run away quickly. He was forced to flee the country. |
race | Prepare and enter an animal or vehicle for races. The vet took blood samples from the horses before they raced. |
run | Run stand or compete for an office or a position. He could no longer afford to run a car. |
rush | Cause to move fast or to rush or race. To rush the bank and fire willy nilly could be disastrous for everyone. |
sweep | Move with sweeping effortless gliding motions. We knew we had to sweep these three home games. |
take flight | Be capable of holding or containing. |
Usage Examples of "Stampede" as a verb
- Don't let them stampede us into anything.
- Companies will now stampede to release their latest software.
- The children stampeded through the kitchen, playing tag or hide-and-seek.
- The nearby sheep stampeded as if they sensed impending danger.
- The raiders stampeded 200 mules.
- The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating.
- Thunderbolts can stampede animals.