GULP Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

gulp 1 of 2

noun

Definition of gulp

as in sip

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time took a big gulp of water

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verb

ˈgəlp

as in to sip

to swallow in liquid form hastily gulping down the last of her tea before rushing out the door

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as in to inhale

to swallow or eat greedily you never taste your food—you just gulp it

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Noun

It’s not made explicitly clear if these seemingly sympathetic kids are actually his worst bullies, but Machado-Graner’s eyes, lip twitch, and throat gulp in this short sequence tell a whole story in themselves. — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 20 May 2026 The nervous gulp that sight triggered. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 15 May 2026

Verb

Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice. — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026 Because a battery that can gulp down electrons that quickly is only as useful as the ecosystem supporting it. — New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gulp

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulp

Noun

Hence the belief — and often lived experience — that even just a sip of alcohol can make anyone relapse regardless of any recovery work done or number of years sober.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Okay, speech over, taking a sip of pét-nat, onto the recipes!

— Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of sip

Verb

Food and drink Tucked to the left of the lobby is Senses, the hotel’s all-day dining outpost.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
There isn’t much research on predictors for who can drink normally, said Das, who is also a clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford’s School of Medicine.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of drink

Verb

Messick emerged from the dugout tunnel Monday afternoon in a hoodie with cutoff sleeves, inhaled and reveled in the crisp air that tends to accompany a playoff race.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
And viral trends like the cinnamon challenge can cause potential injury by accidentally inhaling the powder.

— Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of inhale

Verb

Joscha Bach of the California Institute for Machine Consciousness, another AGI pioneer, says a truly intelligent system should not need to devour the entire Internet and consume vast amounts of computing power for even the simplest query.

— George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Soon Drews noticed the speed with which her cheesecakes were devoured.

— David Farley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of devour

Verb

The Bottom Line AI is certainly an ever-present and enticing technology bandage, but the real competitive advantage does not lie in gobbling up every possible use case.

— Robbie Morrison, Forbes.com, 14 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

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