Synonyms of swollen

swollen

adjective

as in blown

enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure

a swollen ankle from a sprain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blown
• distended
• puffed
• expanded
• turgid
• varicose
• bulging
• bloated
• overinflated
• tumescent
• tumid
• dilated
• protuberant
• blown up
• ballooned
• ballooning
• ventricose
• dilating
• turgescent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsed
• deflated
• detumescent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swollen

The annual monsoon season frequently triggers flooding in Assam, where swollen rivers inundate large areas and displace thousands of residents each year. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

The department urged residents to seek medical care immediately if a wound exposed to brackish or salt water becomes red, swollen, painful, warm or discolored, and to tell their health care provider about the water exposure. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026

Side effects included injection-site reactions such as pain, tenderness and swollen lymph nodes; fatigue; headache; muscle or joint pain; nausea or vomiting; and fever. — Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Those symptoms vary depending on where and how the infection is, but typical symptoms include skin - or other - ulcers and swollen lymph nodes. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Four days later, the area around one bite on her calf became swollen and painful, prompting her to seek medical care, FOX Kansas reported. — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Each type of infection causes different symptoms, but can include black, swollen blisters, chest pain, fever, and chills. — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026

Seek medical attention if a tick bite or rabbit exposure is followed by fever, rash, swollen lymph nodes, or difficulty breathing. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Aug. 2026

My face broke out in butterfly rashes so often my camera roll turned into a swollen selfie archive. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026