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

Unfortunately for us, those tenants have evolved a sticky knack for evading eviction, creating a webbing known as biofilm that prevents them from being easily licked or swallowed away. — Mike McRae, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026

The collapse swallowed part of the driveway and damaged the deck of the Spider-Noir actor’s property. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026

Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs will someday be absorbed by the pack, their lead position in the SEC swallowed up by Florida, South Carolina and their ilk as the transfer portal and name, image and likeness payments continue to level the playing field. — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Moments later, the six of us were swallowed up in the gloom of a dense fog. — Don J. Dinndorf, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2026

Since 2011, the space agency had swallowed its pride and gone, hat in hand, to Russia for transportation to the space station. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026

The industry swallowed her whole, and Mama G is trying to protect him from suffering the same fate. — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2026

There is no answer to be found in this story, no magic pill, pleasingly round, to be halved or crushed, then swallowed. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Gilder resisted officers during a traffic stop and swallowed several items as he was taken into custody, according to the affidavit. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026