Synonyms of ingested

ingested

verb

past tense of ingest

1

as in consumed

to take in as food

claims that the average person ingests considerably more calories than is necessary or desirable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consumed
• ate
• devoured
• licked
• chewed
• tucked (away or in)
• swallowed
• digested
• partook (of)
• put away
• tasted
• put down
• picked (at)
• gulped
• downed
• wolfed
• scoffed
• savored
• slopped
• relished
• dined
• gorged
• mouthed (down)
• gobbled (up or down)
• glutted (on)
• swilled
• munched
• nibbled (on)
• gnawed (at or on)
• lapped
• feasted
• gummed
• supped
• bolted
• dispatched
• regaled
• breakfasted
• lunched
• polished off
• snarfed (down)
• fared
• nursed
• chowed (down on)
• banqueted
• snacked
• noshed
• pigged out
• gormandized

2

as in swallowed

to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat

ingested the foul-tasting medicine with only the greatest difficulty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swallowed
• sipped
• drank
• chewed
• ate
• consumed
• downed
• licked
• got down
• imbibed
• devoured
• guzzled
• gulped
• supped
• munched
• knocked back
• gobbled (up or down)
• wolfed
• scarfed
• scoffed
• mouthed (down)
• finished
• ruminated
• pecked (at)
• gorged
• put away
• nibbled (on)
• gnawed (at or on)
• ingurgitated
• bolted
• lapped
• polished off
• dispatched

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ingested

If a bait is ingested by a child or adult, contact your local health department or call the phone number listed on the bait (1-877-722-6725). — Eva Flowe october 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

In one study involving teens with obesity, for instance, O’Sullivan and his colleagues found that participants who ingested fecal transplant capsules loaded with healthy gut bacteria had better metabolic health years later than those who didn’t. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026

Supposedly, my grandmother had hankered for a son, having ingested the belief that boys were naturally devoted to their mothers. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Lead is a naturally occurring metal which, when ingested, can cause neurological problems. — Rebecca Smullin Dawson, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

Believing the substance to be cocaine, the victim ingested the drug, which resulted in a fatal overdose. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Canadian police said Law used a series of websites to market and sell sodium nitrite, a substance commonly used to cure meats that can be deadly if ingested. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

According to Kenya's Wildlife Service, preliminary tests showed the elephants may have ingested cyanide. — Kristin Wright, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

Although the two plants can look similar, poison hemlock is highly toxic if ingested and should not be handled without proper precautions. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 Sep. 2026