Synonyms of gulped

gulped

verb

past tense of gulp

1

as in sipped

to swallow in liquid form

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sipped
• drank
• licked
• swigged
• slurped
• guzzled
• quaffed
• supped
• swilled
• sucked
• imbibed
• tossed (down or off)
• hoisted
• pounded (down)
• knocked back
• slugged (down)
• belted (down)
• consumed
• lapped
• downed
• mouthed (down)
• toasted
• put away
• killed
• tippled
• pledged
• wined
• nipped
• ingurgitated

2

as in inhaled

to swallow or eat greedily

you never taste your food—you just gulp it

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• picked
• nibbled
• pecked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gulped

That public has continually widened its gullet and gulped. — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice. — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026

With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice. — Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026

As studios gulped down profits, talent below and above the line began to demand adequate shares of the pie. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026

Alarms go off, phones come out, coffee is gulped down, and before either partner is fully awake, they’re already headed into separate days. — Mark Travers, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026

So the 46,000 at the Stadium of Light gulped again. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025