WALLOWS Synonyms: 125 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of wallow

as in ditches

a sunken and often wet area like that used by animals to roll in The pig seemed happy to lie in its muddy wallow.

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wallow

as in revels

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.

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as in shuffles

to roll around in an ungainly manner We saw a herd of cattle wallowing in the marsh.

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Recent Examples of wallows

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

The hogs benefit from the shade in the paddocks, though the ranch also creates wallows for cooling mud baths that also provide sun protection. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Other wildlife experts support Geist’s contention that wallows are used primarily by mature bulls, and some scientists feel that the wallow is a mark of advertisement or a dominance display. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026 Gaudette used a series of AI tools — and not a single actor, producer or crew member — to tell his tender story of a man who, for all his travails, hardly wallows in his station. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026 But in sharp contrast to the scarcity of Prohibition, the beverage menu wallows in the excess of the 1920s. — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026 The content is familiar—again the narrator faces death, wallows in self-destruction, waves away redemption—but now the moment is situated within an entirely different sonic landscape, one that is sparkling and sunny. — Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallows

Noun

Culex mosquitoes can breed in a wide range of habitats, including storm drains, roadside ditches, retention ponds, wetlands and other standing water.

— Kylee Rae Noel, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026
Hilly woods or swamps with lots of folds, ditches, and creeks are best for ground hunting.

— Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

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Verb

As European society indulges its whims, the continent hurtles unthinkingly toward a devastating war.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Professional patient Argan indulges his every ailment, and schemes to marry off his daughter to a doctor to save on medical bills.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of indulges

Noun

The crab digs shallow burrows for mating and molting and frequently maintains several burrows within its territory, the USGS report states.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
This sensory organ lets rats scurry through buildings, sewers, burrows, and countless other environments with ease, regardless of visibility.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of burrows

Verb

This week, Tinashe navigates the highs and lows of being a pop star, Blondshell basks in the beauty of her life, and Taylor Swift is back for the curtain call with a deluxe offering from The Life of a Showgirl.

— Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
White House debuts an alternative Trump famously loves the spotlight and basks in the glow of TV cameras.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of basks

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The set moves in and out, another set rolls over, and another is on a gimbal that sways as the whale moves.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
But forcing heavy steel trains onto a floating highway that rolls, sways, and shifts with the tides was widely considered an invitation to disaster.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of sways

Noun

The government also estimates nearly 200,000 deaths could result from a megaquake from two troughs off Japan’s northern coasts.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
And there are six possible ways for two crests and two troughs to meet, causing the waves to completely cancel out and produce a flat surface (destructive interference).

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of troughs

Verb

Content produced entirely by AI often struggles to build the trust and loyalty that keep customers coming back.

— Kylie Slavik, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
Eight wage claims alleged unpaid wages, delayed tips, bounced checks and struggles with accessing payroll records, the outlet reported.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026