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INFESTED Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word infested. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word infested. (close relations)
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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

crawling
verbv
noun

• a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

ravaged
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence

teeming
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• abundantly filled with especially living things

invaded
verb, adjectivev, adj
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

overpopulated
adjectiveadj
verb

• cause to have too great a population

overwhelmed
adjectiveadj
verb

• overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

• charge someone with too many tasks

• cover completely or make imperceptible

• overcome by superior force

pervaded
verbv
verb

• spread or diffuse through

plagued
verb, adjectivev, adj
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

swarming
verb, adjectivev, adj
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

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

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

Best Hypernyms For INFESTED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for infested, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (3)
inhabit invade occupy

Alternatives for OVERRUN

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