Home › Words › U › unswellunswellunswell means to cease from swelling; to become unswollen.EtymologyFrom Middle English unswellen, equivalent to un- + swell.verbTo cease from swelling; to become unswollenDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.unswollen 72% match — Not swollen. vs unswell →nonswollen 70% match — unswollen vs unswell →deswelling 70% match — The removal of a swelling vs unswell →outswell 61% match — To exceed in swelling. vs unswell →unpuff 60% match — To bring out of a puffed-up or puffy state. vs unswell →unswallow 59% match — To undo the swallowing of. vs unswell →nonswelling 59% match — Not swelling. vs unswell →unswathe 58% match — To remove a swathe from. vs unswell →