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

Stiff joints, swollen fingers, sore feet—psoriatic arthritis (PsA) can make everyday tasks feel harder. — Health Editorial Team, HEALTH, 3 Nov. 2026

In the nineteenth century, the physician Robert Koch showed that pulmonary consumption, intestinal disease, and swollen lymph nodes could all result from the same bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Arizona's Yavapai County and the community of Camp Verde ordered evacuations of residents living near swollen rivers and creeks. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Flooding of some swollen waterways could last through at least Tuesday. — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026

Yavapai County and the community of Camp Verde issued similar evacuation orders for residents living near swollen rivers and creeks. — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Next, swollen bumps called chalazions began to recur on her eyelid. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2026

Chiu says that drawing a connection between an herb’s traditional use for swollen glands and its ability to reduce ordinary facial puffiness is a stretch. — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

As the cooling metal tool depuffs swollen tissues and stimulates microcirculation, the peptide-rich cream works beneath the surface to rebuild structural volume. — Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2026