Synonyms of swims

swims 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of swim

1

as in spins

to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around

his head was swimming after he was given so much information on his first day at the new job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spins
• turns
• whirls
• reels
• swirls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collects
• calms
• settles
• steadies

2

as in hovers

to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air

there appeared to be an oily film swimming on the water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hovers
• floats
• sails
• glides
• rides
• drifts
• hangs
• wafts
• bobs
• poises
• dangles
• suspends
• buoys
• rafts
• balloons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sinks
• settles
• dives
• plunges
• lunges
• dips
• submerges
• immerses
• submerses

swims

2 of 2

noun

plural of swim

as in dazes

a temporary state of unconsciousness

the merest glimpse of blood sends him into a swim

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dazes
• trances
• faints
• blackouts
• swoons
• sleeps
• syncopes
• stupors
• knockouts
• insensibilities
• narcoses
• somnolences