Synonyms of puke

puke

verb

ˈpyük 

as in to vomit

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth

the drunken reveler staggered out the door and promptly puked in the bushes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vomit
• hurl
• barf
• retch
• upchuck
• gag
• throw up
• heave
• spew
• eject
• spit up
• lose one's lunch
• toss one's cookies
• regurgitate
• disgorge
• expel
• nauseate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of puke

There’s strong waves of desire to puke. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026

In other words, the Canadiens did not puke all over themselves. — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026

The image of Katherine Heigl puking at work in Knocked Up is permanently seared into my mind. — Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 9 Feb. 2026

And there are active pages on Bandcamp that have adopted the same skeevy tactics that grifters use on Spotify and YouTube; across a few months last year, the account Cyberfunk Station puked out over 30 albums packed with barely distinguishable, nimble disco grooves. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026