Synonyms of seeps

seeps

verb

present tense third-person singular of seep

as in drips

to flow forth slowly through small openings

water seeping through the basement walls

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drips
• percolates
• flows
• oozes
• exudes
• weeps
• bleeds
• trickles
• sweats
• transudes
• emanates
• strains
• springs
• emits
• dribbles
• gives off
• vents
• discharges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• streams
• pours
• surges
• floods
• gushes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of seeps

The ground sometimes stank of the stuff, with open ponds that finally were ordered covered, with spills and seeps from wells and tanks that hinted at the long plumes of oily stuff underground. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Gas seeps out of the magma and diffuses into the atmosphere, in theory enriching it in oxygen, silicon hydride and silicon monoxide, while going the other way the magma absorbs ammonia, methane and water vapor from the atmosphere. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 July 2026

That process is called carbonation, in which carbon dioxide from the air seeps into the concrete and reacts with calcium-rich compounds, leaving behind calcite, a hard crystalline mineral. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 11 July 2026

The plant contains toxic compounds called cardenolides in its tissues, along with a milky white latex that seeps from broken stems and leaves. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026

When cracks form in Roman concrete, water seeps in and dissolves calcium from the lime clasts. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026

Not in a dangerous way, but as blood moves through your smallest vessels, some of the fluid seeps out into surrounding tissue. — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026

The boisterousness seeps away, replaced by a surprising vulnerability. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026

This unceasing pressure to build a perfect résumé seeps into every dimension of adolescent life, transforming activities that should be sources of joy and discovery into instrumental checkboxes. — Scott White, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026