SPILLED Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

spilled

verb

variants also spilt

past tense of spill

as in revealed

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

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Recent Examples of spilled Grevelding initially thought the person behind him had spilled his beer. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 Earlier this year, news outlets reported that a truck carrying paraquat spilled around 60 gallons of the herbicide in Dorris in Siskiyou County, which borders Oregon. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026 The Emmy-winning actor has come forward as the individual Rhea Seehorn alluded to, but did not name, in a June Instagram post that revealed someone spilled wine on her at the Gotham TV Awards. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026 Strong upward momentum spilled over into silver, platinum, and palladium. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 The family feud erupted earlier this year and spilled over to battle for control of the holding company. — Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Those blooms can resemble thick pea soup or bluish-green paint spilled on the water's surface. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, the war in Afghanistan spilled into Pakistan, where the United States carried out hundreds of drone strikes against militants attacking American troops across the border. — Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026 Workers also cleaned up the area, including remaining mineral oil that had spilled from the transformers. — Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spilled

Verb

The possibility of marital trouble is one of several details revealed in a search warrant related to the domestic violence murders carried out in two cities on Wednesday morning.

— Conor Wight, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
The partnership with the retail trading provider was revealed on July 3, with a one-year deal announced.

— Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of revealed

Verb

The court document said that, around two weeks later, the resident discovered an AirTag concealed under the backseat of their car that was placed by their former partner without their knowledge or consent.

— Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Gears and mechanical transmission Ancient Greek and Roman engineers discovered that toothed wheels could transfer motion, alter rotational speed, and change the direction of force.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of discovered

Verb

The other three participants, Maren-Go, Hendrick’s Motorsports and HDT, have not publicly disclosed their intended ILTM vehicles.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia disclosed on Friday that its stake in Elon Musk's SpaceX was worth about $21 billion at the end of the second quarter.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of disclosed

Verb

The footage Loznitsa uncovered at Rome’s Audiovisual Archive of the Labour and Democratic Movement left him marvelling at the contrast with official Soviet productions from the same era.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Walz ended his campaign for a third term in January after succumbing to scrutiny about systemic fraud uncovered in his state’s social services program.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of uncovered

Verb

The second half belonged entirely to Nashville, which exposed Miami’s disorganized defense.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
Ammonium salts break down quickly when exposed to humid air, forcing factories to build expensive production lines filled with inert gas.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of exposed

Verb

Dallas appellate attorney David Coale, who has handled appeals for decades, told CBS News Texas after the trial that Anthony's team could have several strong arguments over whether the trial was handled correctly.

— CBS Texas Staff, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Nearly an hour after Nolan was last seen, friends on one of the boats noticed its bilge pump had failed and water was rapidly filling the hull, Tyler Cox and Edward Paltzik, attorneys for the friends, told CNN.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026