Synonyms of puke

puke

verb

ˈpyük 

as in to vomit

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth

the drunken reveler staggered out the door and promptly puked in the bushes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vomit
• hurl
• barf
• retch
• upchuck
• gag
• throw up
• heave
• spew
• eject
• spit up
• lose one's lunch
• toss one's cookies
• regurgitate
• disgorge
• expel
• nauseate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of puke

And there are active pages on Bandcamp that have adopted the same skeevy tactics that grifters use on Spotify and YouTube; across a few months last year, the account Cyberfunk Station puked out over 30 albums packed with barely distinguishable, nimble disco grooves. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026

Investigators said the shooting occurred after Trujillo-Falcon argued with Chavez, who threatened to puke on a grave at Crown Hill Cemetery during a memorial service for his friend. — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026

Megan couldn't choke down a single sip of the chicken smoothie and almost puked in the sink after trying it. — Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025

Annabelle wants souls, demons possess you by puking into your mouth, and no powers of darkness are stronger than the love between spooky mom and dad, Ed and Lorraine Warren. — Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025