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

Abdeen’s days and evenings were swallowed by work and activism. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Historic statues at Arlington Memorial Bridge have been swallowed up by blinding gold. — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

When platforms extract money from those with the least to lose, the immediate tax windfall for the state is swallowed by the long-term public burden. — Brianne Doura-Schawohl, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026

But from there came the Fortner penalty, and soon thereafter the drive ended as Young was swallowed up for a third-down sack. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Aug. 2026

Julian Carlton, the handyman who carried out the attack, swallowed acid and died later. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Nowhere is the gap between noise and signal wider than in the obsession that has swallowed every other story, which is AI. — Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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