OOZED Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

oozed

verb

past tense of ooze

as in dripped

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 dragged

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 oozed Evans’ confidence oozed throughout the interaction, something that stuck with Minnesota. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 June 2026 Jada oozed cool in logomania jeans and a black jacket, while Will looked suave in a short sleeve button-up and khaki pants. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 23 June 2026 For dessert, the almond coulant oozed its caramel-coloured ‘lava’ at my spoon’s touch. — Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 22 June 2026 The warm feelings of just a moment before oozed out and left me ice cold. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026 Every bucket, every rebound, every screen oozed difficulty, as if each player was covered in sludge. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 4 June 2026 For 87 days as workers struggled to cap the spill, more than three million barrels of oil oozed into the ocean. — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026 Mucus oozed out of the coral stems, a telltale response to trauma. — Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 Another showed a baby eating an apple that oozed blood. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026

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Blood dripped from his head; his father and daughter had various injuries.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
During a session, the molecule is mixed with saline and dripped into a vein over one to four hours.

— Allison Palmer Updated June 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026

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Scardovari, Italy — As the sun was rising, two fisherwomen dragged their boat through the Scardovari lagoon in northeastern Italy.

— Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
The animation is often rudimentary, particularly in outer-space scenes that are effectively a cut-out of a starship being dragged across a stellar background.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026

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In support of partner Karl-Anthony Towns of the 2026 NBA championship team the New York Knicks, Woods exuded a celebratory aura in a head-to-toe gold look.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
Analysts speculated that state prosecutors may have a harder time proving antitrust harm resulting from the Paramount–WBD deal, but Bonta exuded confidence at a press conference on Monday.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

Definition of exuded

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Hull testified that Robinson later returned in different clothing, walking with a limp, rolled onto the roof of a building on campus and crawled to the edge of the rooftop around the time the shot was fired.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Their father dismounted, went down on foot, climbed the fence his son had crawled under.

— Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

Definition of crawled

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Here's a reality check The lore of the wilderness has seeped into many different facets of modern life.

— Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
In a 1990 interview with SPIN, drummer/guitarist Keith Strickland reflected on the group’s years living together in an isolated upstate New York house while writing and recording the material, saying the environment seeped into the music itself.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 9 July 2026

Definition of seeped

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Grubbs grew up in a northwest suburb called Marietta, before the sprawl of Atlanta crept in.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Indiana had crept back within striking distance early in the third quarter, and Gainbridge was rocking, sensing a signature Fever win in the making.

— Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

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