Synonyms of spill

spill 1 of 2

verb

ˈspil 

as in to reveal

to make known (as information previously kept secret)

the actor's butler spilled the secret to a tabloid for $40,000

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reveal
• disclose
• discover
• tell
• uncover
• expose
• share
• leak
• divulge
• announce
• bare
• bring to light
• unveil
• spill the beans (about)
• let on (about)
• unmask
• unbosom
• confide
• go public (with)
• publish
• uncloak
• let the cat out of the bag (about)
• declare
• proclaim
• post
• confess
• advertise
• promulgate
• betray
• publicize
• bring out
• inform
• acknowledge
• show up
• impart
• blaze
• own
• relate
• debunk
• talk
• broadcast
• blab
• unearth
• communicate
• sound
• give away
• admit
• smoke out
• undrape
• concede
• unclothe
• squeal
• avow
• disinter
• placard
• rake up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hide
• conceal
• cover (up)
• veil
• mask
• cloak
• disguise
• shroud
• camouflage
• enshroud
• varnish
• whitewash
• gild
• shade
• obscure
• overshadow
• gloss (over)
• eclipse
• darken
• cloud
• becloud
• overcast
• bedim
• befog

spill

2 of 2

noun

as in fall

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 & Similar Words

• fall
• tumble
• stumble
• slip
• trip
• slide
• dive
• plunge
• skid
• header
• misstep
• pratfall
• descent
• free-fall

Examples of spill in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The room should feel creaky, sticky with spilled vodka stingers; the walls should thrum with the ghosts of chanteuses past. —The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024

Sierra and Sam are seen as so close that people on the other tribes have already put them in a hot and heavy showmance, yet somehow Sierra has made Anika so comfortable in an all-women alliance, that Anika was here spilling the beans about lying to the men. —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024

Noun

Protect yourself from knocking one of your limited garments out of rotation with a wine spill or sauce splash. —Brandon Schultz, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2024

Also, check for possible cracks or areas that could leak if a container spills. —Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2024

Phrases Containing spill

• spill the beans
• spill the beans (about)