swallowed

VERB

consume

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorb devour drink eat gobble gulp ingest inhale wash down

STRONG

belt bolt dispatch dispose down drop imbibe ingurgitate quaff sip slurp swig swill take toss wolf

WEAK

chugalug put away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

nibble

STRONG

abstain hold keep

WEAK

disbelieve doubt expel regurgitate spit out

VERB

believe without much thought

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept buy

WEAK

be naive fall for

Antonyms

WEAK

disbelieve doubt expel regurgitate spit out

Example Sentences

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Hollywood has sustained thousands of layoffs over the last seven years since Walt Disney Co. swallowed Fox’s entertainment assets in another huge merger.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

"Maybe it's time we just gave up as well, our pension has already been swallowed up in losses," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The Polish nobility, for instance, is portrayed as not so noble, which blurs the line between invaders and oppressors; any subtleties to be discerned between the languages spoken were probably swallowed up in the subtitles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Wenner Media, home to Rolling Stone, and American Media Inc., which published the National Enquirer, have also been swallowed up.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

I swallowed a couple of times and tried hard to control my voice.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls