Synonyms of bled

bled

verb

past tense of bleed

1

as in grieved

to feel deep sadness or mental pain

her heart bleeds for the homeless people she sees on her way to work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grieved
• mourned
• ached
• sighed
• cried
• agonized
• suffered
• sorrowed
• sobbed
• hurt
• wept
• anguished
• groaned
• smarted
• tortured
• tormented
• moaned
• ate one's heart out
• racked
• tore one's hair
• bewailed
• languished
• lamented
• blubbered
• rued
• deplored
• longed (for)
• howled
• bawled
• regretted
• bemoaned
• wailed
• pined (away)
• keened
• yowled
• yammered
• took on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laughed
• cheered
• rejoiced
• triumphed
• gloried
• delighted
• exulted
• beamed
• ravished
• crowed
• assured
• sympathized
• comforted
• reassured
• consoled
• soothed
• joyed
• commiserated
• solaced

2

as in dripped

to flow forth slowly through small openings

pitch was bleeding from cuts in the tree bark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dripped
• flowed
• wept
• seeped
• oozed
• exuded
• percolated
• sweat
• strained
• trickled
• transuded
• dribbled
• emitted
• emanated
• sprang
• vented
• discharged
• gave off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poured
• flooded
• surged
• streamed
• gushed

3

as in drained

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely

bleed water from the radiators

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drained
• pumped
• sucked
• tapped
• emptied
• siphoned
• drew (off)
• cleaned
• drafted
• evacuated
• flushed
• milked
• exhausted
• purged
• cleared
• vacated
• voided
• depleted
• decanted
• effused
• vacuated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filled
• washed
• watered
• soaked
• bathed
• drenched
• wet
• flooded
• drowned
• overflowed
• inundated
• doused
• deluged
• submerged
• soused
• swamped

4

as in stung

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

the confidence men coldheartedly bled the elderly couple of their life savings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stung
• cheated
• squeezed
• plucked
• hustled
• screwed
• stuck
• beat
• did
• victimized
• fiddled
• hosed
• deceived
• reamed
• shorted
• shortchanged
• fleeced
• mulcted
• defrauded
• swindled
• suckered
• skinned
• tricked
• exploited
• wrenched
• bilked
• conned
• chiseled
• diddled
• stiffed
• rooked
• betrayed
• cozened
• gaffed
• shook down
• euchred
• ripped off
• flimflammed
• nobbled
• skunked
• fooled
• gouged
• clipped
• wrung
• did in
• choused
• thimblerigged
• milked
• soaked
• extorted
• nicked
• took for a ride
• wrested
• took to the cleaners
• sold a bill of goods to
• overcharged
• gulled
• duped
• bitched
• double-crossed
• roped (in)
• bamboozled
• fast-talked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bled

Her family said the 29-year-old Zawadi bled heavily after birth and was sent to another hospital to have her uterus removed, a last-ditch measure. — ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

Her love for animal print has even bled into her collaborations, namely her Puma by Fenty Creepers. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 23 Aug. 2026

While the starters had a respectable showing against Washington’s backups, Miami’s backups bled out for most of Friday night’s game, which followed a scrimmage where the Dolphins’ offense and defense were outperformed by the Commanders. — Omar Kelly august 15, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026

The outline of her wet triangle bikini bled through the bust of her dress. — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

That ethos bled into the script read, which saw the crew assembled take swings with the material and inject a bit more comedy into the already funny original film. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 29 July 2026

The picture glowed, the sound was clear; nothing blurred, slanted, or bled off the screen. — Lane Brown, Vulture, 25 July 2026

The drama played out onscreen and bled into Season 5 of the reality series. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Ushuaïa’s noise bled into the hotel buffet, and its parties took customers from Space. — Max Marshall, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026