Synonyms of inhaled

inhaled

verb

past tense of inhale

as in devoured

to swallow or eat greedily

inhaled the doughnuts so quickly that you would have missed it if you blinked

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• picked
• nibbled
• pecked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inhaled

One of the men inhaled water, and died at the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Rymer, meanwhile, inhaled toxic smoke from the chemical explosion that left him with severe adult-onset asthma. — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026

Spores can enter through a cut in the skin or be inhaled or ingested. — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026

There's been a drastic increase Fine particulates and gases, including carbon monoxide, are inhaled and can lodge deep within the lungs, causing inflammation and irritation. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 19 July 2026

Dangers from wildfire smoke Smoke is made up of tiny particles that can be inhaled deep into a person's lungs and even enter the bloodstream. — Ava Berger, NPR, 16 July 2026

Then the Guggenheim and the Met tested positive for Legionella, which is the bacteria that causes the disease if inhaled. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 July 2026

Throughout the forties and fifties, Mary Kay inhaled Stanley as a life force. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

But fallen ash still poses major health risks if ingested or inhaled. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026