unswallowed
Definition
Adjective: "unswallowed" describes something that has not been taken into the stomach through the throat; not ingested or consumed by swallowing. It can also refer figuratively to something that has not been accepted, endured, or believed.
Usage Examples
- Literal (food): (The bread was not swallowed; it remained uneaten.)
- Figurative (endurance): (Her pride was not "swallowed" or suppressed.)
- Figurative (belief): (The lie was not believed or accepted.)
Advanced Usage
- "unswallowed anger": anger that is not suppressed or controlled.
- He spoke with unswallowed anger, his voice trembling. (His anger was not kept inside; it was expressed openly.)
- "unswallowed words": words that are not retracted or taken back.
- His unswallowed insults caused a lasting rift. (The insults were not withdrawn or apologized for.)
Variants and Related Words
- Unswallowable (adj): impossible to swallow.
- The pill was unswallowable due to its size. (The pill could not be swallowed.)
- Unswallowed (adj): the negative prefix "un-" added to "swallowed" (past participle of "swallow").
Synonyms
- Uningested: not taken into the body through the mouth.
- Unconsumed: not eaten or drunk.
- Unaccepted: not believed or endured (figurative use).
Phrasal Verbs
- Swallow up: to consume or absorb completely.
- The unswallowed funds were returned to the budget. (The funds were not consumed or absorbed.)
- Swallow down: to force something down the throat.
- He tried to swallow down the unswallowed medicine. (He attempted to ingest the medicine that remained.)
Related Idioms
- A bitter pill to swallow: something unpleasant that must be accepted.
- The news was a bitter pill, unswallowed for days. (The unpleasant news was not accepted.)
- Swallow one's pride: to accept humiliation or defeat.
- He left his pride unswallowed, refusing to apologize. (He did not suppress his pride.)