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spewed

verb , past tense of spew

Synonyms and Antonyms of spewed

1 to flow out in great quantities or with force
  • water spewing violently from the broken pipe
Synonyms of spewed

gushed, jetted, poured, rushed, spouted, spurted, squirted, swooshed
Words Related to spewed

cascaded, issued, ran (also chiefly dialectal run), rolled, streamed

plashed, sloshed, splashed, washed

surged, swelled

flushed, sluiced

deluged, drowned, engulfed, flooded, inundated, overflowed, overwhelmed, submerged, submersed, swamped

fountained
Near Antonyms of spewed

spattered, sprinkled

bled, exuded, leaked, oozed, percolated, seeped, strained, wept
Antonyms of spewed

dribbled, dripped, dropped, trickled
2 to violently throw out or off (something from within)
  • a volcano spewing out lava
Synonyms of spewed

belched, disgorged, ejected, eructed, erupted, expelled, jetted, spouted, spurted
Words Related to spewed

gushed, poured, squirted, streamed, surged

emanated, exhaled, issued, released, shot, spit (or spat), sprang (or sprung), vented

discharged, emitted, fired

cast, flung, heaved (or hove), hurled, launched, pitched, tossed
Near Antonyms of spewed

bottled (up), contained, restrained, shut (in or up)
3 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 of spewed

barfed, gagged, heaved (or hove), hurled, puked, retched, spit up (or spat up), threw up, upchucked, vomited
Words Related to spewed

disgorged, regurgitated

ejected, expelled

nauseated
Phrases Synonymous with spewed

lost one's lunch [slang], tossed one's cookies

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