stampeded
Rushed off panicked
Stampeded is the past tense of stampede—to rush in a sudden, panicked mass.
Cattle stampede when startled; crowds stampede toward exits during emergencies.
Figuratively, to be stampeded is to be pressured into hasty action: Don't let them stampede you into a decision.
The herd stampeded across the plains when lightning struck.
Done with excessive speed
- fledEscaped from danger
- boltedFastened or fled suddenly
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
trampled · panicked · surged · dispersed · flight · frenzy · terror · mayhem
Compress with force
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
- trampledStepped on heavily
- festivalOrganized public celebration
stadium · concert · evacuation · barriers · overcrowding · bottleneck · exits · casualties
Grazing animals together
- cowboysRanch hands tending herds
- rustlersThose who steal livestock
- ranchersLivestock farm operators
- droveOperated a vehicle
spooked · thundering · hooves · dust · prairie · longhorns · wranglers · roundup
Urged with insistence
- rushedDone with excessive speed
- railroadedConvicted without due process
- bulldozedDemolished by force
- forcedMade to occur unwillingly
manipulated · pushed · hurried · compelled · influenced · swayed · herded · panicked
rushed
Done with excessive speed
chaos · trampled · panicked · surged · dispersed · flight · frenzy · terror · mayhem · crush
crush
Compress with force
festival · stadium · concert · evacuation · barriers · overcrowding · bottleneck · exits · casualties · pushing
herd
Grazing animals together
drove · spooked · thundering · hooves · dust · prairie · longhorns · wranglers · roundup · corralled
pressured
Urged with insistence
- rushedDone with excessive speed
- railroadedConvicted without due process
- bulldozedDemolished by force
forced · manipulated · pushed · hurried · compelled · influenced · swayed · herded · panicked · deceived
stampededstayed calm
- stamped outEliminated by forceful action
- rubber stampedApproved without examination
- stamped envelope
- stamped concreteMolded decorative paving material
- stamped leatherHide with pressed patterns