Synonyms of swallow

swallow 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to sip

to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat

try not to swallow the toothpaste

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sip
• chew
• drink
• eat
• ingest
• consume
• lick
• get down
• down
• gulp
• guzzle
• devour
• imbibe
• mouth (down)
• knock back
• gobble (up or down)
• munch
• scoff
• wolf
• sup
• ruminate
• finish
• nibble (on)
• scarf
• put away
• peck (at)
• gnaw (at or on)
• gorge
• ingurgitate
• polish off
• lap
• bolt
• dispatch

2

as in to stifle

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

swallowed his pride and asked for help

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stifle
• suppress
• submerge
• repress
• contain
• choke (back)
• smother
• manage
• control
• hold back
• strangle
• sink
• pocket
• govern
• quash
• check
• curb
• quell
• bridle
• muffle
• squelch
• bottle up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• express
• release
• take out
• loose
• vent
• unleash

3

as in to believe

to regard as right or true

my little niece swallows everything I tell her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believe
• take
• accept
• understand
• buy
• trust
• credit
• set store by
• account
• presume
• assume
• suppose
• deduce
• infer
• accredit
• conclude

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reject
• discredit
• disbelieve
• doubt
• suspect
• question
• distrust
• challenge
• dispute
• mistrust
• misdoubt

swallow

2 of 2

noun

as in sip

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

drank the cool refreshing water in two swallows and held out her cup for more

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swallow

Verb

Anticipating the same vast shifts, Disney swallowed up most of Fox's Hollywood holdings in 2019. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 13 July 2026

But consider the cost in tongue-biting and principle-swallowing this entails. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 12 July 2026

Noun

In April, hundreds of viewers watched the two-week-old eaglet swallow a fishhook that one of its parents had fed it. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 25 June 2026

Birds such as swifts, swallows, sparrows, and starlings, which make their nests in the eaves of roofs, have been particularly affected by abnormally high temperatures, said Romaine de Jaegere, founder of the Center for the Rehabilitation of Animals Living in the Wild refuge in Temploux, in Belgium. — Makini Brice, USA Today, 23 June 2026