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
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swallows

Verb

Infant botulism begins when a child swallows food containing bacterial spores, which produce toxins in the intestines. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Newspapers report it all, and the American citizenry swallows it whole. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026

In an ideal world, Blueger lines up as the middleman of an energetic fourth line that swallows up defensive-zone draws. — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 23 June 2026

Dark wood furniture swallows light and takes up floor space in hallways. — Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 7 June 2026

Infection can happen when someone accidentally swallows contaminated water from pools, splashpads, lakes, or rivers. — Justin Laube, EverydayHealth.com, 1 June 2026

Sinkhole at LaGuardia swallows plans One of only two runways at New York’s bustling LaGuardia Airport remains closed as fallout from Wednesday’s discovery of a sinkhole on the pavement spills into the weekend. — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 22 May 2026

Free agency slows down, and the draft swallows three days of American civic life. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026

So bad that no transaction based on similar terms, where minnow swallows the whale for a king’s ransom, could happen again, or even be floated, right? — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 9 May 2026

Noun

Birds such as swifts, swallows, sparrows, and starlings, which make their nests in the eaves of roofs, have been particularly affected by abnormally high temperatures, said Romaine de Jaegere, founder of the Center for the Rehabilitation of Animals Living in the Wild refuge in Temploux, in Belgium. — Makini Brice, USA Today, 23 June 2026

Sparrows, starlings, bluebirds, swallows, ravens, pigeons, and crows can become nuisance birds, causing damage and health risks. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 June 2026

Alfalfa grown for cattle feed swallows 26% of all water consumed in the basin, more than every city in the region combined. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 8 June 2026

Terminus always made sure their arrival came just after nightfall when the streetlights were lit and families were sitting back with full bellies bumping against their dinner tables, houses quiet; all conversation having already been spent between forkfuls of food and hearty swallows of drink. — Literary Hub, 20 May 2026

Cliff swallows traditionally built their nests on vertical cliff faces. — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026

From a set of swallows to a topless mermaid, many of Harry Styles’s long menu of tattoos are inspired by classic Americana designs. — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026

Elsewhere, swallows flashed across the surface of the water. — Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026

Back at Cala d'Istria, there are swallows swirling en masse. — Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2025