OOZE Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

ooze 1 of 2

noun

ˈüz

Definition of ooze

as in mud

soft wet earth our car tires sank deep in the ooze

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verb

as in to drip

to flow forth slowly through small openings maple sap oozed slowly from the cut in the tree and into the bucket

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as in to drag

to move slowly the line more or less oozes past the body lying in state, as mourners are not allowed to pause

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Recent Examples of ooze

Noun

Sailing’s songs tended to be cellophane-wrapped like candy; Pork Soda’s ooze together. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026 High temperatures will be generally 90-to-95 degrees west and north of Boston and feels-like readings will be between 95 and 100 degrees as the humidity starts to ooze in. — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Verb

Take Shelton for example, the former four-star recruit is oozing with talent and many around the program are bullish on his upside. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026 Dragonflies is the kind of sonic-rich adventure oozing with layers of atmospheric soundscape fantasy. — Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ooze

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ooze

Noun

The ground level would sink, the water would seep up, and the horses’ hooves would trudge through mud.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
American and its allies must get private software developers in the mud with soldiers.

— Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of mud

Verb

Explore See latest videos, charts and news The rocker, wearing a cap and aviator glasses, was joined with a full band and backing vocalists for a protest song that drips in fury and anger.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
The burger will drip all over your fries, which are included and cut like pickle chips.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of drip

Verb

Both buyers and sellers remain trapped in a wait and see stance, further dragging on a US housing market that has been stagnant for nearly four years.

— , CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Many outside analysts think that the conflict will drag on for longer and end with negotiations rather than with a clear winner.

— Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of drag

Noun

The questions of who and why are a mystery for the season to solve, but old adversaries like Frank Harkness and Peter Judd have emerged from the sludge around now, too, and there’s an overwhelming sense now of chickens coming home to roost.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
The United States is losing to one of its worst enemies in a war that has left the American economy mired in the sludge of growing inflation and rising energy prices.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of sludge

Verb

The highest-wattage cast members are undoubtedly Miller and West, ideally chosen to exude effortless glam and rumpled arrogance, respectively.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Guests are provided a golf cart to get to and fro, as sandy paths are unmarked and unpaved to exude the look and feel of being marooned.

— Joey Skladany, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of exude

Verb

Before the girls perform for Eloise, Paulina creeps into the cafeteria alone, carefully made up and dressed in baby blue chiffon (costume designer Qween Jean continues to shoot nothing but net).

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
Rain creeps back into the forecast by the middle of next week, when the tides are expected to be closer to normal.

— Alex Harris Updated September 27, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of creep

Verb

Stanford professor David Larcker, an author of the report, attributes the pullback to the public growing tired of politics seeping into every facet of American life.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
The ground level would sink, the water would seep up, and the horses’ hooves would trudge through mud.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of seep

Verb

Introduced crawling through the Trask family’s field, her black blood spattering their rich soil like a human pesticide, Cathy personifies the series’ potent blend of dread and beauty.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2026
But centering a nearly dead Cathy Ames (Florence Pugh) is Kazan’s entire intention with this project, and snagging us with the image of her bloody body crawling toward the Trasks’ farmhouse is a tip of the hand toward where East of Eden is going.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

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