Need another word that means the same as “swollen”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “swollen” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Swollen” are: conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen-headed, vain
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “swollen” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| conceited | Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance. An attitude of self conceited arrogance. |
| egotistic | Characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance. An egotistical disregard of others. |
| egotistical | Excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centred. An egotistical disregard of others. |
| self-conceited | Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance. |
| swollen-headed | Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance. |
| vain | Unproductive of success. Vain about her clothes. |
| abdomen | The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis. |
| adipose | Composed of animal fat. Adipose tissue constitutes the fat of meat. |
| balloon | Travel by hot air balloon. The trousers ballooned out below his waist. |
| belly | A pig s belly as food especially as a traded commodity. His fat belly stuck out over his trousers. |
| buxom | (of a woman’s body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves. A buxom blonde. |
| chubby | Plump and rounded. A chubby child. |
| conceited | Excessively proud of oneself; vain. An attitude of self conceited arrogance. |
| dietary | A regulated daily food allowance. Dietary restrictions. |
| distension | Swelling, especially in part of the body, caused by pressure from inside. She complained of abdominal distension after meals. |
| egocentric | An egocentric person. Egocentric loners with an overinflated sense of self worth. |
| eyelid | Each of the upper and lower folds of skin which cover the eye when closed. |
| fat | A fatty substance made from animal or plant products used in cooking. A fat cigarette. |
| fatten | Make fat or plump. He could do with some good food to fatten him up. |
| fatty | A fat person (often used as a nickname or form of address. A stranger called him a fatty. |
| fleshy | (of a person or part of the body) having a substantial amount of flesh; plump. Fleshy greeny grey leaves. |
| gastric | Of the stomach. Gastric ulcer. |
| intestine | (especially in invertebrates) the whole alimentary canal from the mouth downward. The contents of the intestine. |
| navel | A scar where the umbilical cord was attached. The Incas saw Cuzco as the navel of the world. |
| obese | Excessively fat. A hugely obese young man. |
| overweight | Having more investment in a particular area than is normal or desirable. We were overweighted in technology last year. |
| painful | Causing physical or psychological pain. Their attempts at reggae are painful. |
| paunch | A thick strong mat used to give protection from chafing on a mast or spar. One of the things I had to do was to paunch and skin a hare. |
| paunchy | Having a large or protruding belly. A slightly paunchy balding middle aged man. |
| plump | Make fat or plump. I was running from the kitchen to the living room plumping the cushions and getting drinks in place. |
| portly | Of a stately or dignified appearance and manner. He was a man of portly presence. |
| pudgy | (of a person or part of their body) rather fat. His pudgy fingers. |
| rotund | Round or spherical. Orotund tones. |
| snobbish | Relating to, characteristic of, or like a snob. The writer takes a rather snobbish tone. |
| tubby | Short and plump. Historic classical recordings with a tubby overall sound. |
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