Synonyms of gulp

gulp 1 of 2

noun

as in sip

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time

took a big gulp of water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sip
• drink
• swallow
• swig
• snort
• sup
• slug
• draft
• belt
• quaff
• drop
• swill
• nip
• shot
• drag
• dram

gulp

2 of 2

verb

ˈgəlp 

1

as in to sip

to swallow in liquid form

hastily gulping down the last of her tea before rushing out the door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sip
• drink
• swig
• slurp
• guzzle
• lick
• quaff
• sup
• imbibe
• toss (down or off)
• swill
• belt (down)
• suck
• pound (down)
• knock back
• hoist
• slug (down)
• consume
• mouth (down)
• wine
• lap
• toast
• tipple
• put away
• down
• kill
• ingurgitate
• nip
• pledge

2

as in to inhale

to swallow or eat greedily

you never taste your food—you just gulp it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inhale
• devour
• gobble
• scoff
• cram
• wolf
• scarf
• raven
• slop
• glut
• gorge
• ingurgitate
• gormandize
• swill
• bolt
• overeat
• pig out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pick
• peck
• nibble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gulp

Noun

The nervous gulp that sight triggered. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 15 May 2026

This primordial gulp, creating a condition known as endosymbiosis (also thought to be the origin story of mitochondria), is believed to have happened just once. — Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026

Verb

Because a battery that can gulp down electrons that quickly is only as useful as the ecosystem supporting it. — New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026

Energy efficiency and carbon reduction were a big part of the pitch, as terrestrial data centers gulp enormous amounts of power and millions of gallons of coolant water. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 Mar. 2026