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Synonyms of swallow

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Another word for swallow is eat. Other synonyms of swallow are consume, gulp, incorporate and engulf.

Synonyms and similar words for swallow

verbTo cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach...

  • consumeTo eat.
  • devour
  • eatTo consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.
  • gulpTo swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down in one swallow.

verbTo take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.

verbTo accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.

verbTo engross; to appropriate; usually with up.

verbTo retract; to recant.

  • disavow
  • take backTo retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
  • abjureTo renounce (something) upon oath; to forswear; specifically, to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion); to...
  • backpedal
  • disown
  • eat one's words figurativelyTo regret or retract what one has said.
  • recallTo withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).
  • recant
  • retractTo take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written); to disavow, to repudiate.
  • revoke
  • unsay
  • walk back
  • withdrawTo take back (a comment, something written, etc.); to recant, to retract.
  • unspeak rareTo retract what one has spoken, to unsay.
  • withcall rare

verbTo put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.

  • endureTo tolerate or put up with something unpleasant.
  • live with
  • abear
  • abideTo bear patiently.
  • aby British, dialectalTo endure or tolerate (something); to experience.
  • accept
  • allow
  • bearTo endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).
  • bide dialectal
  • brookTo bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate.
  • dree British, dialectalTo bear or endure (something); to put up with, to suffer, to undergo.
  • forbear
  • go along withTo acquiesce to or comply with a proposal, despite lacking a desire or value for it.
  • passTo live through; to have experience of; to undergo; to suffer.
  • pocket
  • pouchTo swallow.
  • put up withTo endure, tolerate, suffer through, or allow, especially something annoying.
  • stand
  • stickTo tolerate, to endure, to stick with.
  • stomach
  • sufferTo endure, undergo.
  • take
  • take sitting downTo tolerate, accept, or acquiesce; to take no action.
  • thole British, dialectalTo endure, to put up with, to tolerate.
  • tolerate
  • undergang British, dialectalTo undergo; pass through; endure.
  • undergoTo suffer or endure; bear with.

nounA small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a...

  • martinMany of the various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst...

Meaning of swallow

  1. verb To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
  2. verb To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.
  3. verb To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion.

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Questions about synonyms of swallow

What is another word for swallow?
Swallow has 63 synonyms on Word.ws, such as eat, consume, gulp, incorporate and engulf.
What does swallow mean?
Swallow means to cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.

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