Synonyms of wallowed

wallowed

verb

past tense of wallow

1

as in reveled

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

• reveled
• indulged
• basked
• luxuriated
• rolled
• groveled
• abandoned
• enjoyed
• relished
• delighted
• savored
• gave up
• surrendered
• yielded
• delivered
• overindulged
• overdid

Dissimilar Words

• eschewed
• refrained (from)
• abstained (from)
• restrained
• checked
• forbore
• inhibited
• forwent
• denied

2

as in shuffled

to roll around in an ungainly manner

We saw a herd of cattle wallowing in the marsh.

Related Words

• shuffled
• struggled
• swayed
• lurched
• reeled
• limped
• shambled
• staggered
• faltered
• lumbered
• tottered
• weltered
• teetered
• stumbled
• fumbled
• trudged
• blundered
• muddled
• plodded
• bumbled
• flogged

Dissimilar Words

• sailed
• flew
• coasted
• glided
• zoomed
• zipped
• kilted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wallowed

Bryan’s previous records have wallowed in the recent past; Young Manhood uses it like a piston into the future. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026

Other movies would have made a religious ideal of the suffering mother, attempted to proselytize its audiences, or wallowed in the melodramatic urge for a father figure. — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 15 Sep. 2026

The Bohm of previous years may have wallowed in his struggles at the plate. — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Actually, these are anything but those same White Sox that wallowed in all that misery the last three years — but rather a team of young, energetic grinders, the product of a near-total roster overhaul by general manager Chris Getz. — Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026