SPEWED Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

spewed

verb

Definition of spewed next

past tense of spew

as in poured

to flow out in great quantities or with force water spewing violently from the broken pipe

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in erupted

to violently throw out or off (something from within) a volcano spewing out lava

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in vomited

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

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of spewed The fire spewed for hours, sending toxins and smoke into the air. —

Ginger Allen, CBS News, 6 May 2026 Soviet authorities did not immediately reveal the scope of what became known as the world’s worst nuclear disaster, which spewed a cloud of radiation over Ukraine and Belarus and caused alarm across Europe. —

Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026 Soviet authorities did not immediately reveal the scope of what became known as the world's worst nuclear disaster, which spewed a cloud of radiation over what is now Ukraine and Belarus, and caused alarm across Europe. —

ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026 The accident contaminated nearby areas and spewed radiation across Europe. —

Vladimir Isachenkov, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026 The company later became known for environmental damage, most notably for causing one of the worst oil spills in history when its supertanker, the Exxon Valdez, spewed millions of gallons of crude oil off Alaska that blackened shorelines and killed marine life. —

Alex Kuffner, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 Many speculated Woods wouldn’t win, though, and some of those doubters spewed racist comments. —

Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 Unfortunately, the garbage that RFK spewed during his time as a private sector anti-vaccine crusader and is now trying to make government policy has had vaccine skepticism growing nationwide, with deadly consequences. —

Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026 Unfortunately, the garbage that RFK spewed during his time as a private sector anti-vaccine crusader and is now trying to make government policy as the nation’s top public health official has had vaccine skepticism growing nationwide, with deadly consequences. —

New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spewed

Verb

But weeks later, on Giving Tuesday, donations poured in.

— Blake Crisses, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
Water poured onto the surface often runs right through rather than absorbing into the mix, where roots can find it.

— Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026