BLED Synonyms: 181 Similar and Opposite Words

bled

verb

past tense of bleed

as in grieved

to feel deep sadness or mental pain her heart bleeds for the homeless people she sees on her way to work

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as in dripped

to flow forth slowly through small openings pitch was bleeding from cuts in the tree bark

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as in drained

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely bleed water from the radiators

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as in stung

to rob by the use of trickery or threats the confidence men coldheartedly bled the elderly couple of their life savings

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Recent Examples of bled As the final seconds bled off the clock in the third, Hudson attempted to find Mullen with a pass in front of the Medfield cage. —

Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026 The negative momentum bled into Asian trade, while European tech stocks also took a beating. —

Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 9 June 2026 Late October quickly bled into the holidays, which bled into the cold and cruddy winter days when everyone is sick and using every ounce of energy just to get by. —

Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026 In fact, the airline has bled money every year since the pandemic, aside from earning a narrow profit in 2024. —

Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 30 May 2026 The Cougars simply punted the ball out of bounds at a near-comical level through the final 40 minutes, papercuts that bled the clock dry. —

Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 May 2026 The American brand of sincerity bled into the voice-over. —

Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026 There, Hiba bled through her skirt and had a miscarriage. —

Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 Country bled into rap-rock, which bled into blues, which bled into Southern rock, which bled into his DJ theatrics. —

Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2026

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In her own life, Miles has grieved the losses of two of her children for years.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
On Wednesday, the actress grieved Kinsella’s death with a heartfelt statement, more than 15 years after starring as shopping addict Rebecca Bloomwood in Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009), which was based on the series of novels that ultimately spanned from 2000 to 2019.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2025