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

Known as terpenes, they are typically considered fairly safe, or even healthy when ingested in relatively small doses. — Mike McRae 03, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Seven months is a long time for products that are typically smoked or ingested within days of purchase, industry insiders and consumer safety experts said. — Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2026

The company has been sued by several writers — including comedian Sarah Silverman — who say their books were ingested to train OpenAI’s AI models without their permission. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

For every song ingested into these LLMs, ALL of the creative elements that went into the track have been surreptitiously appropriated. — David Barber, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

However, some bioluminescence results from harmful algal blooms that can cause skin rashes and severe illness if ingested. — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

Eucalyptus oil and fresh leaves are poisonous when ingested or inhaled. — Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 25 Aug. 2026

Graduate students on Rochman’s team are dissecting fish and finding that manmade bits ingested by some of their catch passed from stomachs into filets. — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Clancy then ingested prescription medication, slashed her wrists and neck with a knife, and apparently threw herself head first out of a second-story window, resulting in permanent paralysis from the sternum down. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026