Antonyms for swell
| Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
| Spell : swel |
| Phonetic Transcription : swɛl |
Definition of swell
Origin :- Old English swellan "grow or make bigger" (past tense sweall, past participle swollen), from Proto-Germanic *swelnanan (cf. Old Saxon swellan, Old Norse svella, Old Frisian swella, Middle Dutch swellen, Dutch zwellen, Old High German swellan, German schwellen), of unknown origin.
- adj wonderful
- noun large increase, flow
- verb become larger
- Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Now, the stool-pigeon in this trick is a swell English crook.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Leave room for it to swell, but secure it firmly, so that no water can get in.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Pour in the pudding, and tie it tightly, leaving room for it to swell.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- His ear, moreover, was very sore and began to swell rapidly.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- The two rose in a moment, and were borne by the swell toward the boat.
- Extract from : « Georgie's Present » by Miss Brightwell
- Then her stomach began to swell and she suffered, oh, so dreadfully!
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- "The only thing that's swell about him is his head," said Pee-wee in his loudest voice.
- Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- As she went away he stared after her and seemed to swell with some bursting emotion.
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- On one side of it was a picture of a tall gent in a swell frock suit.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
Synonyms for swell
- accumulate
- add to
- aggravate
- amplify
- augment
- awesome
- balloon
- be inflated
- become bloated
- become distended
- become swollen
- belly
- billow
- blister
- bloat
- bulge
- cool
- crescendo
- dandy
- deluxe
- desirable
- dilate
- distend
- enhance
- enlarge
- excellent
- exclusive
- expand
- extend
- fashionable
- fatten
- fill out
- fine
- fly
- grand
- groovy
- grow
- grow larger
- growth
- heighten
- increase
- intensity
- keen
- marvelous
- mount
- neat
- nifty
- plump
- plush
- posh
- pouch
- pout
- protrude
- puff
- puff up
- ripple
- rise
- ritzy
- round out
- seat
- smart
- stylish
- super
- surf
- surge
- terrific
- tumefy
- undulation
- uprise
- wave
- well up
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