swelled

VERB

become larger

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accumulate add to balloon bloat bulge enlarge expand fatten grow increase mount rise surge

STRONG

aggravate amplify augment belly billow blister dilate distend enhance extend heighten intensity plump pouch pout protrude puff tumefy uprise

WEAK

be inflated become bloated become distended become swollen fill out grow larger puff up round out well up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abridge decline decrease diminish drop fall lessen lose lower reduce shrink slump

STRONG

compress condense contract curtail shorten

WEAK

concentrate

Example Sentences

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The key factor is that upwelled water is already acidic, and rising CO2 from human activities further intensifies this effect.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

The upwelled water has lower levels of dissolved oxygen because the deep water has spent such a long time isolated from the atmosphere.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2021

O-Shichi for a moon—a whole Moon happy there beheld The young boy-priest whose yearning e'er into his eyes upwelled.

From Nirvana Days by Rice, Cale Young

As if Paul's words had been a spell of magic, discouragement and weariness passed from her spirit, and hope upwelled in her heart like a dancing fountain.

From Anne of Avonlea by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)