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leak

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1 as in blunder

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for leak

blunder

blat,
blurt (out),
bolt,
cry (out),
ejaculate,
exclaim

bellow,
bleat,
crow,
holler,
hoot,
howl,
roar,
shout,
whoop,
yowl

aah
(also ah),
ooh

interject

2 as in seep, trickle

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for leak

drip,
ooze,
seep,
trickle

dry up,
mummify,
wizen

abate,
decrease,
diminish,
dwindle,
lessen

shrivel,
wilt,
wither

recede,
retreat,
withdraw

compress,
condense,
constrict

collapse,
contract,
deflate,
flatten,
shrink

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for leak

balloon,
inflate,
puff (up)

blow up,
bulk,
distend

dilate

expand,
snowball,
swell

accumulate,
grow,
increase

mushroom

3 as in warn, expose

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for leak

betray,
blab,
expose,
give away,
inform,
rat,
squeal,
talk,
tattle,
tip (off),
warn,
wise (up)

announce,
break,
broadcast,
communicate,
declare,
disclose,
divulge,
impart,
proclaim,
publish,
reveal,
spill,
tell,
unveil

breathe,
say,
whisper

accept,
recognize,
yield

affirm,
avow,
confirm,
profess

disburden,
unburden,
unload

acknowledge,
admit,
agree,
allow,
concede,
confess,
fess (up),
grant,
own (up to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for leak

deny

disallow,
disavow,
disclaim,
disown

contradict,
dispute,
gainsay,
negate,
negative

rebut,
refute,
reject,
repudiate

conceal,
cover (up),
hide,
obscure,
veil

kid (oneself)

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