SWILL Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of swill

as in sip

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time took his daily swill of the foul-tasting medicine

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as in goo

a thick semiliquid substance (as food) that is unattractive I don't know what's in this swill, but I know that I'm not eating it

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swill

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verb

ˈswil

as in to gorge

to eat greedily or to excess they can spend hours at the pub, drinking, chatting, and swilling

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as in to drink

to swallow in liquid form they gathered in the break room each morning to swill coffee together before the morning meeting

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Recent Examples of swill

Noun

Lots of mud, mixed with blood and guts, because what’s Westeros if not a queasy swill of muck and bodily fluids? — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026 The muzzle of a hunting rifle poked out from the back seat, and a water bottle on the front console was filled with the brown swill of chewing tobacco. — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025

Verb

Vicky Dawson is loopy and judgmental as Becca’s wine-swilling mom Nat. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026 Editors and influencers piled into the train-carriage narrow Ojii restaurant on the Left Bank, swilling lychee martinis and Champagne before settling in for rounds of wagyu beef, tuna tartare, tempura and — of course — sushi. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swill

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swill

Noun

Every meal and every sip is a small vote for which microbes get to flourish, and that daily tally may be shaping far more than your next dental checkup.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026
The mouthfeel is full bodied, and the finish is loaded with refreshing acidity that invites you in for another sip.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of sip

Noun

The package recommends microwaving, so the chicken melts into the creamy goo.

— Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
The researchers linked molecules from a viscous oil and a gas to produce a new variation of this polymer, resulting in a transparent, moldable goo with a consistency similar to Blu Tack.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of goo

Verb

For decades, the seabirds have pecked at whales surfacing to breathe, gorging on their skin and blubber.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
While customers drawn by the deal monopolized tables to gorge on order after order of shrimp, restaurants ran out of shrimp and turned away regular customers.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of gorge

Verb

Food and drink No on site food and drink to speak of, but within walking distance to plenty of restaurants and cafes.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
At Turn Verein, the area’s German community center, revelers will have the opportunity to watch traditional dancing, listen to folk and polka bands and of course, drink steins of authentic German ale alongside classic Bavarian fare.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of drink

Noun

Atkinson’s gift for galloping plot, as well as her typical attention to even the most tertiary character, make this a delicious gulp of a read.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
Kenzo leaned back so that his bobbing Adam’s apple was visible, and drank it down in one gulp.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of gulp

Noun

Human inventiveness turned that glop into an energy resource that has vastly enriched the world.

— Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 16 June 2026
Trump’s taste is the stuff of legend, a sort of grotesque of the conventional, with his gold baroque glop and fake tans and bright-red neckties—everything gesturing toward high-end elegance but always wrong somehow, always slightly too much.

— Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026

Definition of glop

Verb

Unseasonal weather that curtails feasting on the scrumptious sushi served on the roof terrace from May to October.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
That extra perspiration tends to come from the apocrine glands in the underarms and groin, which produce the thicker, fat- and protein-rich sweat that bacteria feast on.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of feast

Noun

GPTZero’s role in the slop wars GPTZero has had a big year in the brewing AI slop wars.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Since then, as the backlash to AI slop has grown astronomically, the company has been actively trying to play the other side, hiring A-listers including the actor Timothée Chalamet and Oscar-winning cinematographers.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of slop

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