Synonyms of swallows

swallows 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of swallow

1

as in sips

to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat

try not to swallow the toothpaste

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sips
• eats
• chews
• drinks
• ingests
• consumes
• licks
• downs
• gets down
• devours
• gulps
• guzzles
• imbibes
• munches
• gobbles (up or down)
• mouths (down)
• knocks back
• scoffs
• ruminates
• sups
• finishes
• wolfs
• scarfs
• gnaws (at or on)
• pecks (at)
• nibbles (on)
• puts away
• gorges
• ingurgitates
• laps
• bolts
• dispatches
• polishes off

2

as in stifles

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

swallowed his pride and asked for help

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stifles
• suppresses
• submerges
• contains
• smothers
• represses
• chokes (back)
• holds back
• strangles
• pockets
• manages
• sinks
• controls
• governs
• checks
• curbs
• quells
• muffles
• quashes
• bridles
• squelches
• bottles up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expresses
• releases
• takes out
• unleashes
• looses
• vents

3

as in believes

to regard as right or true

my little niece swallows everything I tell her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believes
• takes
• accepts
• buys
• understands
• trusts
• credits
• sets store by
• accounts
• sets store on
• assumes
• presumes
• deduces
• supposes
• infers
• concludes
• accredits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejects
• disbelieves
• discredits
• distrusts
• suspects
• doubts
• questions
• challenges
• mistrusts
• disputes
• misdoubts

swallows

2 of 2

noun

plural of swallow

as in gulps

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time

drank the cool refreshing water in two swallows and held out her cup for more

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gulps
• sips
• drinks
• swigs
• snorts
• slugs
• nips
• belts
• drops
• drafts
• sups
• quaffs
• swills
• shots
• drags
• drams