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swell up

VERB

inflate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

augment bloat boost enlarge escalate exaggerate expand magnify maximize overestimate pad widen

STRONG

aerate aggrandize amplify balloon cram dilate distend exalt pyramid raise spread stretch surcharge

WEAK

beef up build up flesh out puff up pump up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abridge decrease diminish lessen lower play down reduce shrink weaken

STRONG

compress contract debase depress

WEAK

deflate let air out

Example Sentences

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Looking through history, Subramanian found that when leverage increases, earnings volatility and the risk of corporate profits disappointing also swell up.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

That bleed was spontaneous, that as far as we're led to believe wasn't triggered by exercise or rugby, it was spontaneous, and that's what caused the swell up.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024

These microparticles are placed in a precursor solution, where they absorb elastomer compounds and swell up.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2024

Relative sea levels along the U.S. coast have already climbed about a foot and could swell up to six more by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels and methane are not significantly curbed.

From National Geographic • Feb. 9, 2024

A lot of the kids were having fun, gawking and laughing and throwing peanuts at the animals, but the sight of those poor creatures made my throat swell up.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

swell up

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