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

Historical records indicate that dikes were deliberately breached during a military conflict, allowing the swollen Yellow River to inundate the city. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026

The trouble was a bacterial abscess on the child’s neck, swollen, red, warm to the touch, about the size of a ping-pong ball, large enough to force the head into a tilt. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026

To help reduce irritation and discomfort, try lying on your side to reduce pressure on swollen veins and elevating your legs with a pillow to improve blood flow. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026

She is scratched and bruised and has had a total of 38 stitches, 22 of those in her right foot, which is swollen. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Dave Masters could no longer ignore the storm as trees cracked and the swollen river roared. — Ren Larson, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026

Gen, forgetting her swollen wrist, perks up at the thought of having a new person to ruin sheets with. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026

When a prosecutor asked why the body was so swollen, the pathologist explained that six days of life support left his blood and lymphatic fluids unable to circulate; the vessels seeped into the surrounding tissues. — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, the new parent, whom the humane society dubbed Mercy, was emaciated, weak and struggling to breathe, with wound abscesses on her swollen face and mouth. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026