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

Hundreds of fans who had been waiting in line missed the chance to see The Library Show, after the rotunda swelled to its legal capacity in just 20 minutes. — Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026

But calls for Israel to be kicked out have swelled over the conduct of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in the Hamas-Israel war in Gaza. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

His fortune has also swelled thanks to gains from his private investment firm DFO Management—which manages his wealth and capital—and invests in public stocks, private companies, real estate, and liquid corporate credit. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

Spurred by Barnett’s defiant message and federal officers’ arrival to escort Meredith, a mob of some 2,000 swelled by morning. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

As case numbers swelled in late June and early July, some Taco Bell restaurants in Michigan stopped serving lettuce and cilantro, the Detroit Free Press reported. — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Hundreds joined the insurgents that day, and their numbers soon swelled into the thousands. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026

In a House Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing Wednesday, Republican and Democratic lawmakers criticized Oracle for a contract that has now swelled to $27 billion. — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026

But the administration, led by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, has pushed ahead, recruiting bankers to help wield a loan authority that has swelled from $1 billion to $200 billion thanks to the recent Republican party-line tax bill. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing swelled

• swelled head