Synonyms for infest
ɪnˈfɛstin·fest

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1. infest

   Synonyms:
   trouble, harass, tease, annoy, pester, molest, plague, disturb

   Antonyms:
   comfort, gratify, regale, refresh

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1. infest, overrunverb

   invade in great numbers

   "the roaches infested our kitchen"

   Synonyms:
   overrun, well over, overflow, brim over, run over, invade

2. invade, overrun, infestverb

   occupy in large numbers or live on a host

   "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"

   Synonyms:
   well over, invade, encroach upon, intrude on, overrun, run over, brim over, obtrude upon, occupy, overflow

3. infestverb

   live on or in a host, as of parasites

   Synonyms:
   overrun, invade

Matched Categories

1. • Inhabit

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1. infestverb

   Synonyms:
   disturb, annoy, vex, tease, harass, plague, torment, trouble, molest, worry

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How to use infest in a sentence?

1. Jimmy Kimmel:

   Tell these Congressmen – and lobbyists – who infest that swamp you said you were going to drain, force these allegedly-Christian men – and women – who stuff their pockets with money from the NRA year after year after year – to do something. Now. Not later. Now.

2. Matthew Frye:

   It's not that these parasites can infest our bodies.