Synonyms of excreted

excreted

verb

past tense of excrete

as in secreted

formal to pass (waste matter) from the body or from an organ in the body

excrete sweat

The kidneys excrete toxins.

Related Words

• secreted
• expelled
• eliminated
• released
• evacuated
• emitted
• discharged
• exuded
• oozed
• evolved
• emanated
• exhaled
• sent (out)
• irradiated
• issued
• radiated
• vented
• sprayed
• cast
• ejected
• threw out
• gave out
• expired
• squirted
• spewed
• erupted
• spurted
• poured
• shot
• gushed
• spouted
• outpoured
• jetted

Dissimilar Words

• absorbed
• inhaled
• soaked (up)
• took up
• sucked (up)
• sponged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of excreted

Many ants feed on the sugary honeydew excreted by these insects and will actively protect them from predators. — The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026

After ingestion, the drug is excreted and flows through inadequate wastewater treatment systems, with only 47% of Rio's wastewater effectively treated before discharge into coastal waters. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

The byproducts of this process—such as ammonia—must be filtered out and excreted by the kidneys. — Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 29 June 2026

The kidneys filter waste products from the blood, which are excreted in urine. — Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 23 June 2026

Pedersen says that the museum contacted a scent fabricator, who recommended that the best way to mimic the droppings of this large, plant-eating beast would be to use the scent excreted by a non-extinct, similarly large vegetarian. — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 11 June 2026

On top of predicting which PFAS will accumulate in the body and which will be excreted, researchers also have to contend with a person’s metabolism, the process by which chemicals – including some PFAS – are biologically transformed by the body. — Carrie McDonough, The Conversation, 29 May 2026

Hantaviruses, a family of pathogens, are spread by rodents, mostly mice, and excreted in the animals’ saliva, droppings and urine. — Evan Bush, NBC news, 4 May 2026

Your digestive microbiome acts as a gatekeeper in deciding what are nutrients to be absorbed and what are toxins to be excreted, Choden said. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026