Synonyms of swelled

swelled

verb

past tense of swell

1

as in increased

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number

the club membership has really swelled in recent months

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increased
• rose
• expanded
• accelerated
• climbed
• multiplied
• ballooned
• intensified
• waxed
• mushroomed
• surged
• boomed
• accumulated
• proliferated
• enlarged
• escalated
• mounted
• spread
• gained
• snowballed
• rolled up
• jumped
• burgeoned
• appreciated
• skyrocketed
• built up
• heightened
• rocketed
• peaked
• inflated
• redoubled
• distended
• crested
• puffed (up)
• crescendoed
• bulked
• blew up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreased
• diminished
• contracted
• lessened
• receded
• dwindled
• waned

2

as in expanded

to make greater in size, amount, or number

more layoffs will swell the ranks of the unemployed to unprecedented levels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increased
• expanded
• accelerated
• boosted
• augmented
• multiplied
• raised
• extended
• enlarged
• intensified
• escalated
• amplified
• compounded
• enhanced
• reinforced
• added (to)
• strengthened
• stoked
• upped
• hyped
• maximized
• aggrandized
• built up
• skyrocketed
• pumped up
• boomed
• jumped
• supersized
• inflated
• supplemented
• spiked
• stretched
• heightened
• distended
• lengthened
• developed
• dilated
• prolonged
• elongated
• magnified
• complemented
• bumped (up)
• drew out
• protracted
• accumulated
• amassed
• blew up
• fleshed (out)
• collected
• ratcheted (up)
• parlayed
• beefed (up)
• racheted (up)
• followed up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reduced
• decreased
• diminished
• dwindled
• lowered
• lessened
• abated
• downsized
• subtracted (from)
• curtailed
• shortened
• abbreviated
• abridged
• compressed
• contracted
• condensed
• constricted
• minified
• de-escalated
• cut back
• retrenched

3

as in protruded

to extend outward beyond a usual point

at that point the Congo River swells and forms Malebo Pool

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protruded
• poked
• bulged
• ballooned
• jutted
• projected
• billowed
• stood out
• bunched
• overhung
• stuck out
• pouted
• started
• bellied
• pouched
• beetled
• pooched
• extended
• stretched
• inflated
• lengthened
• bagged
• mushroomed
• distended
• dilated
• expanded
• snowballed
• domed
• elongated
• blew up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contracted
• compressed
• condensed
• shrank
• constricted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swelled

In 1950, only about 11% of Mission residents would have been considered Latino, according to the California Migration Museum, but by the 1970s, that number had swelled to nearly half. — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

The rocks and melted water suddenly swelled the rivers in the valleys below, causing torrents of water that swept buildings, bridges and earth downstream in Tibet and Nepal. — CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Satellite imagery showed the scale of the flooding, with the basin of the Trishuli River dramatically swelled by mud. — Matteo Moschella, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

At its peak in the mid-1990s, the Patriot Movement swelled to hundreds of militias with tens of thousands of members. — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026

The Roosevelt Park Pavilion in Gary swelled with wall-to-wall people drawn to Monday’s storm relief benefit sponsored by NBA star Tyrese Halliburton of the Indianapolis Pacers and food critic Keith Lee. — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Since the start of 2019, the federal debt has swelled by nearly 50%. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Ada County has swelled by around 19% since 2020, adding close to 95,000 people, according to estimates from Compass Idaho. — Cj Haddad,katie Tarasov, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

For example, in October of last year, the chip giant Nvidia swelled to become the first $5 trillion company on the mere possibility that some quantitative leap in AI’s abilities could emerge. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing swelled

• swelled head