Synonyms of swallowed

swallowed

verb

past tense of swallow

1

as in sipped

to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat

try not to swallow the toothpaste

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in stifled

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

swallowed his pride and asked for help

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stifled
• suppressed
• submerged
• contained
• smothered
• strangled
• repressed
• controlled
• managed
• held back
• choked (back)
• sank
• pocketed
• checked
• governed
• quashed
• curbed
• quelled
• muffled
• bridled
• squelched
• bottled up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expressed
• released
• took out
• unleashed
• vented
• loosed

3

as in believed

to regard as right or true

my little niece swallows everything I tell her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believed
• accepted
• took
• understood
• bought
• trusted
• credited
• accounted
• set store by
• assumed
• presumed
• deduced
• accredited
• concluded
• supposed
• inferred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejected
• discredited
• doubted
• suspected
• questioned
• distrusted
• disbelieved
• challenged
• disputed
• mistrusted
• misdoubted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swallowed

The parade swallowed ordinary city life, too. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026

Each player swallowed a biometric tablet, about the size of a large vitamin, so that scientists could see how well his body cooled itself. — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Mount Baldy made headlines in 2013 when a 6-year-old boy was suddenly swallowed by the dune, prompting rescues to frantically dig him out. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026

But the corresponding upheaval is still catastrophic for any surrounding planets, which either get swallowed up by the expanding star, or drift into wider orbits as the star’s gravity weakens—some are flung out from the system entirely. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 1 July 2026

The magnitude of Prince Jacerys’s death was lost in the tumult of battle last week; compared to watching Vermax’s colossal frame be swallowed by the sea, the sight of a sinking boy, puny and fragile, struggled to pack a cinematic punch. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Putting These Insights Into Practice Germany went on to win 7-1, Curaçao's historic goal swallowed by a four-time champion's firepower. — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Fairfax Falls In Kansas, water incrementally swallowed the Fairfax District. — Kansas City Public Library Staff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

Today, the border's meanderings to its current location is the story of the birth of a nation that swallowed Native American tribes, Spanish descendants and Mexican citizens. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 2 July 2026