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

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

Homeowners may also be responsible for clearing leaves or keeping drainage ditches free of debris.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026
Much of the stone used to construct Hadrian’s Wall and its forts and milecastles was recycled over the centuries, but the stone footings largely remain, as do the flanking ditches.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 Sep. 2026

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Verb

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
Lee indulges that emotional ambiguity, the way the pedal steel can blur the distinction between a frown and a smile.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Definition of indulges

Noun

In addition, because rodents often die in their burrows, and new rodents move in to set up camp, the fungus capitalizes on a steady stream of mammal flesh.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Skunk Tracks Skunks will leave five-toed prints to and from their burrows.

— Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 24 Sep. 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

Verb

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
One combat sequence at the end is genuinely excellent because the film puts actual creative effort into staging a knife-versus-ax duel on a gangplank that sways back and forth over the water.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of sways

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The nation's flood insurance program struggles to balance affordability, flood protection and cost to taxpayers, leaving millions vulnerable at a time when climate change is driving flood risk higher.

— MICHAEL PHILLIS, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Next up was Christian Pulisic, dubbed Captain America, who is arguably a bit better but struggles with consistency.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026