Word Type

Verb

Noun

Pronoun

Proper Noun

The word "swim" can be used as verb, noun, pronoun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

drown drowning flying sink sink or walk

Derived Terms

I can't swim can a duck swim do fish swim faster than a minnow can swim a dipper in the swim in the swim of things polar bear swim quicker than a minnow can swim a dipper sink or swim swim bladder swim brief swim briefs swim cap swim diaper swim fin swim lane swim like a fish swim meet swim platform swim ring swim the Thames swim the Tiber swim trunks swim upstream swim with sharks swim-in swim-off swimfant swimmer swimsuit wim nappy

Distinct From

drown drowning

Context

historical internet slang text messaging uk

First Subevents

enter body of liquid enter water get dressed in swimming suit get in water get into water get wet put on

Last Subevents

dry off dry yourself off get in water get out get out of water

Prerequisites

at water deep enough dive in water dive into water dive right in enter water find body of water find pool find to swim in get in water get into water go somewhere there water go to beach go to lake go to pool go to swimming pool go to swimmingpool have companion along hold breath join ymca jump in pool of water know how to swim learn strokes learn to swim not afraid of water not eat big meal prepare to get wet put on bathing suit put on swimming suit stay away from sharks take clothes off take off clothes wear bathing suit

Subevents

get water up nose get wet good exersize grasping side of pool jump in water kick feet see fish stroke with arms swallow water water may get into nose

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

aquatics be exist go locomote move travel water sport

Manner Of

be travel

Motivated By Goal

avoid drowning cool down cool off cool off from heat enjoy swimming excercise exercise exersize fun hot hot outside in water like water pass swim test save life wanted to cool off water cool and wet

Related Terms

friend of mine sweam sweamish sweem

Related Terms

action action water activity activity water afloat air bladder and diving aquatic aquatic activity aquatic exercise aquatic locomotion aquatic motion aquatic movement arm arm legs arm motions arm movement arms aswim athletic athletic activity back back stroke backstroke backstroke breaststroke backstroke freestyle backstroke paddle bathing bathing suit bathing suits body body moving breaststroke butterfly butterfly crawl butterfly stroke competition crawl crawling crossing crossing pool dance dancing dip dive diving do dog dog paddle doggy doggy paddle doing doing backstroke drowning example example backstroke exercise exercise aquatic exercise sport exercise water fin first first part fish fish action fish do fish movement fish travel fitness float float dive floating free free stroke free style freestyle freestyle backstroke friend of mine frog frog kick front front crawl fun games giddy goggles horizontal horizontal diving horizontal movement human human motion human movement immerse in ocean in pool in water kick kick legs kicking laps learn legs lesson lessons like like floating locomotion motion motions move move arms move water movement movement water moving moving arms moving under moving underwater moving water natural nautical nautical action ocean olympic olympic games olympic sport olympics oneself paddle part people person person activity physical physical activity pool pool action pool activity pool exercise pool movement pools propel propelled propelling propulsion race recreation related river run self self propelled side side stroke sink sink or sound splash sport sport activity sports staying staying afloat stroke strokes strokes laps style suit suits summer summer fun swimmer swimming take take lessons technique thing through through water transport transportation travel travel water traverse traversing traversing water tread tread water treading treading water twin type type exercise under underwater underwater dancing underwater motion wade wade water walk walking water water action water activity water arms water competition water exercise water floating water locomotion water motion water move water movement water moving water propelling water propulsion water race water recreation water related water run water sport water stroke water thing water transport water transportation water travel water walk water walking watery watery motion wet win witch ymca

Similar Terms

float

Synonym Network

drown float swimming

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.