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spill

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of spill

the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
  • she tripped over the toy and had a nasty spill on the stairs
Synonyms of spill

fall, slip, stumble, tumble
Words Related to spill

header, pratfall

misstep, trip

descent, dive, plunge, skid, slide

free-fall

spill

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of spill

to make known (as information previously kept secret)
  • the actor's butler spilled the secret to a tabloid for $40,000
Synonyms of spill

bare, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, let on (about), reveal, tell, unbosom, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil
Words Related to spill

confide, share

debunk, show up

unclothe, undrape

advertise, announce, blaze, bring out, broadcast, declare, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, sound

betray, blab, give away, leak

inform, squeal, talk

communicate, impart, relate

acknowledge, admit, avow, concede, confess, own

disinter, rake up, smoke out, unearth
Phrases Synonymous with spill

bring to light, go public (with), let the cat out of the bag (about), spill the beans (about)
Near Antonyms of spill

camouflage, disguise

gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash

becloud, bedim, befog, cloud, darken, eclipse, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shade
Antonyms of spill

cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, mask, shroud, veil

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