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STAMPEDE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for STAMPEDE?

Need another word that means the same as “stampede”? Find 16 synonyms for “stampede” in this overview.

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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

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.

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.

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.

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.