Synonyms of wallow

wallow 1 of 2

noun

as in burrow

a sunken and often wet area like that used by animals to roll in

The pig seemed happy to lie in its muddy wallow.

Related Words

• burrow
• ditch
• trough
• gutter
• pit
• pocket
• furrow
• bowl
• trench
• water hole
• basin
• well
• cave
• valley
• groove
• pothole
• borehole
• crater
• cavern
• excavation
• abyss
• sinkhole
• socket
• posthole
• hole
• vacuum
• chuckhole
• alcove
• gouge
• nook
• impression
• opening
• recess
• cleft
• depression
• niche
• imprint
• void
• chasm
• cavity
• dimple
• notch
• vacuity
• hollow
• dint
• concavity
• dent
• alveolus
• indentation
• gulf
• indenture

Dissimilar Words

• rise
• hill
• mound
• hump
• tumor
• swelling
• lump
• swell
• bump
• bunch
• projection
• camber
• pimple
• bulge
• convexity
• protrusion
• jut
• protuberance

wallow

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to revel

to completely give (oneself) over to something (such as an emotion)

After being laid off, he spent much of his time wallowing in self-pity.

They wallowed in all the indulgences provided by the resort.

Related Words

• revel
• indulge
• bask
• luxuriate
• roll
• enjoy
• abandon
• grovel
• delight
• relish
• savor
• give up
• surrender
• yield
• deliver
• overdo
• overindulge

Dissimilar Words

• refrain (from)
• restrain
• check
• forgo
• inhibit
• eschew
• deny
• forbear
• abstain (from)

2

as in to shuffle

to roll around in an ungainly manner

We saw a herd of cattle wallowing in the marsh.

Related Words

• shuffle
• sway
• struggle
• stagger
• limp
• lurch
• welter
• shamble
• falter
• reel
• totter
• muddle
• stumble
• trudge
• lumber
• fumble
• teeter
• plod
• blunder
• flog
• bumble

Dissimilar Words

• coast
• fly
• sail
• glide
• zoom
• zip
• kilt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wallow

Noun

Elk are fond of wallows in the heat of the summer, often frolicking in them late in the afternoon. — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026

Verb

Rather than wallow, Voit maintained his energy, made multiple high-IQ plays that didn’t show up in the box score and finished his day with a hard single in his fifth at-bat. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026

The gist is to live only in the present, not revel in previous success nor wallow in failure, and not to be concerned with what uncontrollable things could happen next. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026