INFEST Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word infest. (close relations)
infested
Best Alternative Words for INFEST
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| overrun | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • too much production or more than expected verb • invade in great numbers • occupy in large numbers or live on a host • flow or run over (a limit or brim) • seize the position of and defeat • run beyond or past | ||||||||
| invade | verbv | |||||||
verb • march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation • to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate • occupy in large numbers or live on a host • penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way | ||||||||
| infiltrate | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices • enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members • pass into or through by filtering or permeating • pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict | ||||||||
| pervade | verbv | |||||||
verb • spread or diffuse through | ||||||||
| swarm | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a moving crowd • a group of many things in the air or on the ground verb • be teeming, be abuzz • move in large numbers | ||||||||
| teem | verbv | |||||||
verb • be teeming, be abuzz • move in large numbers | ||||||||
| plague | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal • any epidemic disease with a high death rate • a swarm of insects that attack plants • any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) • an annoyance verb • cause to suffer a blight • annoy continually or chronically | ||||||||
