unswollen

Back to normal

Not swollen; having returned to normal size after swelling, or never having swollen in the first place.

The word appears mainly in medical contexts or descriptions of healing: The ankle was unswollen by morning.

More often, speakers say "not swollen" or "the swelling went down."

normal

unpuffed

Not expanded with air

  • unbloatedNot distended or swollen
  • flatLacking vertical variation
  • smoothWithout roughness or difficulty

taut · firm · tight · even · level · healthy · natural · regular · stable · balanced

reduced

deflated

Emptied of pressure

decreased · shrunk · contracted · compressed · constricted · lessened · downsized · receded · flattened · eased

healed

recovered

Returned to normal state

cured · recuperated · regenerated · rehabilitation · convalescence · recovery · therapeutic · restorative · remission · ameliorated

relieved

soothed

Calmed or comforted

comfortable · unburdened · settled · assuaged · lessened · pain-free

Opposites
physical enlargement/inflammation

unswollenswollen

Abnormally enlarged

engorged · bloated · puffy · inflamed · distended

Family

swell, swollen, swelling, swelled, swells

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G