The toothache made his face swell up.
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Swell
/swɛl/
Synonyms for "swell" (643 found)
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Closest matches (129)
accentaccent markaccrueaccumulateace-highadd toadvanceaggrandizeampleamplifyanthillappreciatearchdukearistocratarmigeraugmentawake the deadawe inspiringawe-inspiringawful
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babylonianbadbagballoonbang upbang-upbarbarbaricbaronbaronetbarrowbe poisedbeaubeau brummelbellybelly outbilgebillowbladeblastblast the earbloatbloatednessbloatingbloodblowblow upblowing upblue bloodboilbonzerboomboostborebosombossbougeboulevardierbraebrahmanbrawbreakbreakerbreakersbreedbroadenbroadeningbugbuildbuild upbulgebulkbulk outbullybumpbunionbut goodbuttecancelcarbunclecharacterchicchoirchopchoppinesschopping seaclassyclaviatureclothes consciousclothes-consciousclotheshorsecockcombcomberconsolecoolcorinthiancorkingcorn
Noun(20 words)
Strong matches (193)
cosmopolitancountcoxcombcrackerjackcrashcrescendocustoscystdabdabsterdaimiodandydapperdashdashingdeafendeliciousdeluxedevelopdiastole
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dilatationdilatedilationdindirectdirty waterdistenddistensiondivinedotdowndressed to advantagedressed to killdropsydrumlinduckydudedukeduneeagreearlebb and flowechoedemaeighty-eightelaborateelegantenhanceenlargeenlargementesquireexpandexpansionexpertexpression markexquisiteextendextensionextravagantfabfancyfashion platefashionablefattenfellfermatafidgetfillfill outfill the airfinefine and dandyfine gentlemanfingerboardfirst-classfirst-rateflareflatulenceflatulencyflatusflip outflutterfoothillsfopfreak outfreak out onfribblefullnessfurunclegaingain strengthgallantgassinessgeargenteelgentlemanget aheadget high ongloriousglowgo pitapatgo upgogglegorgeousgrandgrand dukegrandeegrandiosegravity wavegreatgreatengroovyground swellgrowhave the fidgetshave the shakeshearheaveheavyheavy seaheavy swellhidalgohikehike uphillhillockholdhothuffhummockhunky doryhunky-doryimposingimpressiveincreaseinflateinflationintensifyintensityintumescenceivoriesjack-a-dandyjackanapesjam-upjauntyjerkjust dandykeenkey signaturekeyboardkeysknobknoll
Related words (321)
lace-curtainlady killerlady-killerlairdlandgraveleadliftligaturelook bigloplordlordlingloudishnessloudnesslounge lizardlumpluxuriousmacaronimagnatemagnificent
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magnificomagnifymajesticman-about-townmanualmargravemarkmarquismarvymashermastermeanmeasuremeteorismmetronomic markmodishmolehillmonticlemonticulemoormoundmountmultiplymushroomnattyneatniftynobnobbynoblenoblemannotationokokayopenoptimateorgan manualout of sightout of this worldoverdevelopoverdistendoverdrawoverexpandoverextendoverstrainoverstretchpalatialpalpitatepalsgravepantpast masterpatricianpausepeachypeachy-keenpeacockpeakpealpedalpedalspeerpiano keyspimpleplushpockpontificatepoochpoppoppleposhpouchpoutpresaprincelyproproliferateproudpuffpuff uppuffinesspuffingpumppump uppuppypustuleput onput on airsput on sidequakequaverquiverraiserarefyrattle the windowsrechercherend the airrend the earsresoundriffleringrippingrippleriserise and fallrisingritz itritzyrock the skyrollrollerrough waterround outrumrun upsand dunescendscrumptiousseasebaceous cystsegnoseigneurseigniorsendshakesharpshivershoot upsignsignaturesilk stockingsilk-stockingslap-upsleekslursmartsmashsmashingsmugsnazzysnowballsoignesoigneesolidsolosomething elsesonoritysonorousnesssophisticatedsparkspectacularspiffingspiffysplendacioussplendidsplendiferoussplit the eardrumssplit the earssportsportyspreadsprucesquiresquirmstartle the echoesstatelystep upstrainstrengthenstretchstretchingstunstunningstyle-consciousstylishsufflatesumptuoussupersuperbsuperfancysuperfinesurfsurgesurge of soundswaggerswankswankyswell itswell outswell with emotionswellageswellingswishswollennesssymboltempo markterrificthoroughbredthrillthrill tothrillingthrobthundertidal boretidal wavetide wavetietime signaturetingletingle with excitementtosstoss and turntoughtrembletricksytrigtrimtroughtsunamitumbletumefactiontumefytumescencetumiditytumidnesstumorturgescenceturgescencyturgidityturgidnessturn onturn on totwist and turntwitchtwittertympanismtympanyundulateundulationupupper-crustervinculumviscountvolumewaldgravewater wavewavewaveletwaxwell dressedwell-dressedwell-groomedwenwhite horseswhitecapswhizwidenwigglewindinesswizardwonderfulwrigglewrithe
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More general
40 entriesShowing 16 of 40 words.
More specific
20 entriesaristocratballooningbloatedbulgingclubmancrescendodistendededemaenlistmententhusiastic interjectiongreatgroundswellsironic interjectionpositive interjectionrecruitmentsarcastic interjection
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Collocations
18 entriesenlargementexpansiongrowthincreaseocean swellrecruitmentsea swellswell headswell heightswell ideaswell jobswell magnitudeswell of emotionswell partyswell periodswell time
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Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
4 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
1 translations across 1 languages.
Swahili
1 entries- kivimbe noun (music: device for controlling the volume of a pipe organ)
Sample sentences
49 total sentences available.
In addition to a thick fog, there was a heavy swell.
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"One swell foop" is a Spoonerism, "the flaw in the ointment" is a Farberism.
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I think you're swell.
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