Synonyms of spew

spew 1 of 2

verb

ˈspyü 

1

as in to pour

to flow out in great quantities or with force

water spewing violently from the broken pipe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pour
• rush
• stream
• spout
• gush
• spurt
• squirt
• roll
• jet
• run
• splash
• wash
• flush
• swoosh
• flood
• cascade
• swell
• issue
• drown
• surge
• inundate
• slosh
• overflow
• engulf
• overwhelm
• submerge
• fountain
• swamp
• deluge
• plash
• sluice
• submerse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drop
• drip
• trickle
• sprinkle
• dribble
• weep
• bleed
• leak
• seep
• ooze
• exude
• strain
• percolate
• spatter

2

as in to spit

to violently throw out or off (something from within)

a volcano spewing out lava

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spit
• erupt
• eject
• expel
• emit
• belch
• spout
• disgorge
• pour
• spurt
• hurl
• jet
• stream
• fire
• release
• gush
• eruct
• exhale
• squirt
• emanate
• heave
• toss
• issue
• vent
• surge
• fling
• shoot
• launch
• spring
• cast
• discharge
• pitch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contain
• shut (in or up)
• restrain
• bottle (up)

3

as in to vomit

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth

"I'm going to spew right here in the car if you don't pull over!" she wailed to her friend

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

spew

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noun

as in gush

Related Words

• gush
• spout
• jet
• spit
• flush
• spurt
• squirt
• spray
• geyser
• burst
• spritz
• spouter
• blast

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spew

Verb

As of last month, 52 additional fountain eruptions had occurred, the most violent of which spewed lava over 400 meters into the air. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026

One high-energy neutrino came from a blazar – a supermassive black hole sucking in matter from its host galaxy and spewing some of it into a jet thousands of light-years long and pointed straight at Earth. — Tyce Deyoung, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

Noun

Stress, excitement or tiredness can set off an unwanted, uncontrollable volley of sudden jerky movements and/or a spew of four-letter and other words. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026

Playwright Yasmina Reza’s middle-class cast of four brew, and gleefully quaff, an amoral spew of modern age self-preoccupation. — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 2 Feb. 2026