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swell
Synonyms and Antonyms of swell
- What a swell time we had at the dance.
A-OK, A1, awesome, bang-up, banner, beautiful, blue-chip, blue-ribbon, brave, bully, bumper, capital, choice, classic, cool [slang], corking, crackerjack, dandy, divine, dynamite, excellent, fab, fabulous, famous, fantastic, fine, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, four-star, frontline, gilt-edged (or gilt-edge), grand, great, groovy, heavenly, high-class, hot, immense, jim-dandy, lovely, marvelous (or marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, noble, par excellence, peachy, prime, prize, prizewinning, quality, sensational, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch, top-of-the-line, topflight, unsurpassed, wonderful
acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, good, OK (or okay), passable, satisfactory, tolerable
better, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, high-test, premium, select, special, superfine
out of this world, too much
- In its heyday as a summer resort, the town was known for its swanky hotels and swell restaurants.
swell
Synonyms and Antonyms of swell
- The club membership has really swelled in recent months.
- More layoffs will swell the ranks of the unemployed to unprecedented levels.
- At that point the Congo River swells and forms Malebo Pool.
Synonym Discussion of swell
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- a business that expands every year
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- amplify the statement with details
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- the bureaucracy swelled to unmanageable proportions
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- a distended abdomen
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- an inflated ego
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- dilated pupils
swell
Synonyms and Antonyms of swell
- the graceful swell of the vase
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