Synonyms of gobbled

gobbled

verb

past tense of gobble

as in devoured

to swallow or eat greedily

gobbled the sandwiches like they hadn't eaten for days

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devoured
• inhaled
• gulped
• scarfed
• wolfed
• scoffed
• crammed
• glutted
• slopped
• gorged
• bolted
• ravened
• ingurgitated
• swilled
• gormandized
• overate
• pigged out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• picked
• nibbled
• pecked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gobbled

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party gobbled up many votes that his right-wing and Orthodox Jewish coalition partners had expected would be theirs. — New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Having been gobbled up like a meal worm, Jay dredges up flashbacks of his father’s lectures in whale anatomy. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

When the Vikings regained possession Minnesota gobbled up the clock, driving the ball to the 2-yard line before ending the game with the victory formation. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

The Preserve was first protected with the signing of a conservation easement in 2015 after nearly being gobbled up by private developers and years of staunch advocacy to preserve it. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026

In Wolf’s Belly, Little Red Riding Hood and Grandmother find themselves in a magical void with other fairytale characters that the wolf has gobbled up, including the Boy who Cried Wolf and a fourth Little Pig. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

For three consecutive evenings, just before dark, this bird zipped to the dining table, gobbled down a quick meal, then hurried back to its roost. — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

The instant Schwartzel's ball hit the pond, a fish — seemingly a largemouth bass — exploded from the water and gobbled it up like someone had just tossed a topwater lure directly onto its head. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

In June, in a move that reverberated through the tech industry, Apple raised prices across nearly all of its product lines in response to the surging costs of memory and storage, which are being gobbled up for AI infrastructure. — Mark Yarm, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026