SWALLOWED Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

swallowed

verb

past tense of swallow

as in sipped

to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat try not to swallow the toothpaste

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as in stifled

to refrain from openly showing or uttering swallowed his pride and asked for help

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as in believed

to regard as right or true my little niece swallows everything I tell her

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Recent Examples of swallowed Conferences have swallowed schools from three time zones away. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Faux greenery eliminates plant-toxin concerns, but loose pieces can still become choking hazards or cause an intestinal blockage if swallowed. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 The big house sat clear, taunting their one‑room shack with its size, her children somewhere swallowed in the expansiveness of the land. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026 The nitrites are then swallowed, and eventually turned into nitric oxide. — Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 1 Sep. 2026 Videos of the disaster showed people running before the floodwaters swallowed them up and washed out buildings and bridges. — Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 In Tibet, the roaring mudslide that struck Wednesday engulfed a multistory port building and swallowed a bus parking lot at the land border crossing of Gyirong Port. — Niranjan Shrestha, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026 One of the themes in Wolf’s Belly is the danger of wanting too much and what happens when we’re swallowed up by our own ambitions. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026 Development in the 1960s swallowed up much of what the lake project spared. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

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White rum can be sipped on its own or used in a cocktail, and there are many different styles from various countries to consider.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026
As evening fell and guests sipped drinks and ate hors d’oeuvres, John Ternus slipped into the Observatory building, an event space embedded into a meadow with a large oval window that looks out toward Apple’s main building.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of sipped

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Shipping has been stifled in the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20% of the world's oil supply flowed prior to the war.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Hiring has been stifled in part by high uncertainty, high interest rates, high inflation and volatile policy shifts and geopolitical developments.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of stifled

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By the time Wade was making his decision, league sources said, there was an inkling that the Sixers’ pursuit of Brown had become serious enough that those involved believed there was a legitimate chance a deal could happen.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Paul Stuart has long been known for its soft-shoulder look in tailoring and is believed to have been the first American retailer to bring side vents to the States, as well as the three-button suit.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of believed

Verb

His clawed and chewed backpack revealed that he, too, could have been critically injured.

— Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
Chunks of concrete were flung into a nesting and migration site important to some endangered species and a fire chewed through around 4 acres of Boca Chica State Park Land south of the Texas launchpad.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of chewed

Verb

Family members marched and accepted the recognition on Prasad’s behalf.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The 17-year-old joined Villa from Metz in January in a deal worth £10m but was unable to play until the club’s appeal to register him was accepted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in August.

— Sam Joseph, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of accepted

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One study found that participants who drank tea heated to 149 degrees Fahrenheit (65 degrees Celsius) experienced more positive emotional responses, including happiness and satisfaction.

— Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 2 Sep. 2026
For a few days, the horse fed on the same plants and grass and drank from the rainwater collected in a puddle nearby.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of drank

Verb

The play gave Western Michigan a field goal as time expired, and those 3 points loomed large as Western Michigan took a 9-7 lead in the fourth quarter.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
In 2022, the pair took a big risk for their first date and went on a spontaneous trip to the World Cup in Qatar.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2026

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