swell

(s) very good
- he did a bully job
- a neat sports car
- had a great time at the party
- you look simply smashing
bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, groovy, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, keen, great, neat,

Nouns

(n) the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea crestless wave,
(n) a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
(n) a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
(n) a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance dandy, fashion plate, fop, gallant, beau, clotheshorse, dude, sheik,

Verbs

(v) increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
- The music swelled to a crescendo
(v) become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
- The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son
puff up,
(v) expand abnormally
- The bellies of the starving children are swelling
swell up, tumesce, intumesce, tumefy,
(v) come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
- Strong emotions welled up
- Smoke swelled from it
well up,
(v) come up, as of a liquid
- Tears well in her eyes
- the currents well up
well,
(v) cause to become swollen
- The water swells the wood

Synonyms

crestless wave bang-up bully corking cracking dandy groovy nifty not bad peachy slap-up smashing keen great neat puff up swell up tumesce intumesce tumefy fashion plate fop gallant beau clotheshorse dude sheik well up well

Words of close approximity

swear sweat swede sweep sweet swept

swelled swelled head swellhead swelling swell up