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

The Venezuelan population has mixed in with the largely white population as new houses, malls, office parks and warehouses have gobbled up barren hillsides to meet demand for cheaper land. — Elliot Spagat, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

The other option, pushing the Super Bowl back a week, was initially rejected because New Orleans, the host city, had booked an automobile dealers’ convention that had gobbled up most of the desirable hotel rooms. — Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 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

And Amazon and other merchants gobbled up the ubiquitous concrete cubes dotting the region’s landscape. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 31 July 2026