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 Surely a minute had passed since her father had swallowed the drug. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Once swallowed by a human, the oocysts make their way down the esophagus, to the stomach and then the intestines. — Pien Huang, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026 Experts have ruled out lead toxicity and swallowed objects, but a diagnosis remains elusive. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 Small firms that can’t, or won’t, will get swallowed by larger companies that can. — Ethan Karp, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Last year, nearly 20 inches of floodwater swallowed his home. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Porush swallowed a black goldfish while Gelfand swallowed another one. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 14 July 2026 Towering flames and thick black smoke swallowed a New York State Police cruiser after a chain-reaction crash on a rural highway Tuesday morning, leaving two troopers injured, according to authorities, as dramatic photos captured the fiery aftermath. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026 On its way back to Britain, the vessel was eventually swallowed up in the New Ground Reef. — Amara Evering, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swallowed

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It is said that Salvador Dali, Marilyn Monroe and Ernest Hemingway are among the luminaries who have sipped drinks at the King Cole Bar and Salon.

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
As the two young women talked, the thirty-five-year-old man sipped the icemelt at the bottom of his glass.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of sipped

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In the late 1800s however, the Chinese Exclusion Act stifled the thriving community, and other immigrant communities began to make their mark on Gilroy.

— Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Corporate employees often have income growth that can be stifled or even capped.

— Seth Lederman, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of stifled

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Getty Images The Atlanta Braves entered the trade deadline hoping to strengthen a roster with postseason aspirations, particularly a starting rotation that many around baseball believed still needed another frontline arm.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
This is believed to be the world’s first instance of carbon quantum dots demonstrating insect-repellent properties.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of believed

Verb

As was often the case in college towns, the music scene and its cycling culture often chewed the same dirt.

— Tom Campbell, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Walker wore his Cardinals hat backward, chewed a big wad of bubble gum and reveled afterward in flashing his imitation Liberty Bell bling, the champions chain presented by Ryan Howard.

— Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Definition of chewed

Verb

In July, the Ukrainian air force reported a Russian missile failure rate -- including munitions that were intercepted, suppressed or failed to reach their targets -- of around 58%.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
The platinum-chromium pairs greatly suppressed both of these deactivation pathways, allowing the catalyst to remain active for longer.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of suppressed

Verb

According to historians, people in the ancient world argued over where Odysseus’ journeys took him and whether his wife, Penelope, was faithful.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Gunther took the decision in a match built to protect both men, which is the outcome WWE needed if Aldis is going back behind the desk with his in-ring credibility intact.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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