Synonyms of bleed

bleed 1 of 2

verb (1)

ˈblēd 

1

as in to grieve

to feel deep sadness or mental pain

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grieve
• mourn
• ache
• suffer
• sigh
• sorrow
• hurt
• cry
• anguish
• agonize
• weep
• sob
• tear one's hair
• eat one's heart out
• groan
• pine (away)
• torment
• long (for)
• moan
• torture
• smart
• bawl
• bewail
• languish
• howl
• lament
• deplore
• wail
• regret
• rue
• blubber
• rack
• bemoan
• keen
• yammer
• take on
• yowl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• joy
• beam
• laugh
• glory
• triumph
• rejoice
• cheer
• delight
• assure
• sympathize
• exult
• reassure
• ravish
• comfort
• soothe
• crow
• console
• commiserate
• solace

2

as in to drip

to flow forth slowly through small openings

pitch was bleeding from cuts in the tree bark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drip
• flow
• weep
• seep
• ooze
• percolate
• sweat
• exude
• transude
• strain
• trickle
• emit
• emanate
• dribble
• give off
• vent
• discharge
• spring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stream
• pour
• flood
• gush
• surge

3

as in to drain

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely

bleed water from the radiators

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drain
• suck
• pump
• tap
• draw (off)
• empty
• siphon
• evacuate
• clean
• draft
• syphon
• flush
• purge
• milk
• exhaust
• void
• clear
• vacate
• deplete
• effuse
• vacuate
• decant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fill
• wash
• wet
• soak
• water
• bathe
• drench
• drown
• flood
• douse
• overflow
• inundate
• swamp
• submerge
• souse
• dowse
• deluge

4

as in to squeeze

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squeeze
• cheat
• pluck
• sting
• stick
• beat
• screw
• hustle
• do
• skin
• deceive
• sucker
• victimize
• shortchange
• shake down
• ream
• stiff
• defraud
• bilk
• rip off
• trick
• chouse
• mulct
• swindle
• exploit
• fiddle
• short
• chisel
• fleece
• hose
• diddle
• betray
• con
• gaff
• rook
• skunk
• take for a ride
• nobble
• euchre
• flimflam
• cozen
• gouge
• fool
• thimblerig
• take to the cleaners
• wrench
• do in
• soak
• sell a bill of goods to
• wring
• clip
• extort
• nick
• overcharge
• milk
• wrest
• bitch
• rope (in)
• dupe
• gull
• double-cross
• bamboozle
• fast-talk

bleed (for)

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verb (2)

as in to pity

to have sympathy for

the young man bleeds for his friend, who just lost his father

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pity
• feel (for)
• sympathize (with)
• ache (for)
• yearn (over)
• love
• grieve (for)
• commiserate (with)
• sorrow (for)
• condole (with)
• care (for)
• compassionate
• understand
• identify (with)
• empathize (with)
• tolerate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• disregard
• hate
• overlook
• neglect
• dislike
• scorn

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bleed

Verb

Even the most vegan among us can’t resist a bleeding slice of Broadway beef: Andrew Lloyd Webber, President Trump, and Madonna have all been targets of her acerbic commentary. —Raven Smith, Vogue, 28 May 2025

This was when the crash happened, said police, and Eberly then fled on foot and was soon after spotted walking and bleeding from the head by a 911 caller. —Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 20 May 2025

High amounts of this spice may aggravate certain medical conditions, including certain gastrointestinal conditions, diabetes, kidney stones, and bleeding disorders. —Jennifer Moll, Verywell Health, 19 May 2025

His head was bleeding from a collision with a wooden post. —Alec Lewis, New York Times, 19 May 2025

Phrases Containing bleed

• bleed (for)