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

All the while, another machine consisting of a motor, a cylindrical blade assembly and a conveyor belt swallowed logs into one end and delivered a stream of wood chips out the other. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Before he was swallowed by one in Whalefall, Austin Abrams flew to Dominica to see a sperm whale up close. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026

However, Penn State's attempt at an onside kick was swallowed up by the Wolverines, and that was it. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

This is below the $11 million that the studio was projecting for director Brian Duffield’s survival thriller starring Austin Abrams as a scuba diver swallowed by a sperm whale. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026

What’s Happening Researchers are continuing to redesign peptides, the short chains of amino acids the body uses to signal, build muscle and regulate the immune system, so they can be swallowed rather than injected. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

Peptide medications break down quickly in the gastrointestinal tract and absorb poorly, which is why they are typically delivered by injection or infusion rather than swallowed. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Alcohol flows, rivalries scald, and humiliations pile up—a few prove transformative, while the rest are swallowed like medicine. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

The squishy toys contain water beads that expand when wet, including if swallowed. — Eva Flowe october 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026