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 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

That investment later swelled to $13 billion as the strategic relationship tightened, but more recently the two companies have been competing on multiple fronts. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

But in the first quarter this year, its losses swelled to $99 million. — John Liu, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026

The rocks and melted water then swelled the rivers in the valleys below, causing a torrent of water that swept buildings, bridges and earth downstream in Tibet and Nepal. — Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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

Phrases Containing swelled

• swelled head