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 In the memo, Slonim wrote that concern about the company dated back years, including a 2017 crash when a Ryder truck spilled fireworks onto a Yolo County road, injuring a truck driver. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026 Now—before there is another name, another van, another street stained with blood that didn't have to be spilled. — Kica Matos, Time, 17 July 2026 The dispute has also spilled into Brazil's upcoming presidential election in October. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2026 The threat to Trump’s life from Tehran, which dates back to his 2020 authorization of the drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, spilled into public view in Turkey earlier this month. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 15 July 2026 The uncertainty then further spilled into public view when Harry’s team and Buckingham Palace offered sharply different accounts of accommodation arrangements. — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 The debate quickly spilled into readers’ comments on The Times’ coverage of the project. — Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026 After the release of ChatGPT in 2022 made OpenAI one of the hottest startups on the planet, Musk and Altman’s feud spilled into the courtroom. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 July 2026 The total amount of oil spilled would have nearly filled an Olympic-sized swimming pool. — CBS News, 12 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spilled

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Medical records revealed that Arriaga had been given two other sedation medications and nitrous oxide gas in addition to the Demerol.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
An investigation revealed the men forced their way into the home, changed the locks and began operating a counterfeit currency manufacturing operation, police said.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

Definition of revealed

Verb

Over the years, mounds, pottery shards and other relics of Native American settlements that once dotted the swamp have been discovered.

— Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
Another activist discovered that the FWC had pulled his DAVID file, citing a criminal investigation.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Definition of discovered

Verb

Barros himself disclosed a conflict of interest with the State Ethics Commission just a day before the bid was awarded, according to the suit.

— Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 17 July 2026
Such a timeline seems plausible, as Russian officials have previously disclosed that the RD-0169A rocket engine intended to power the Amur rocket is in the preliminary stages of test firings.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

Definition of disclosed

Verb

Michigan announced Manuel’s departure Monday, citing issues uncovered by the Jenner & Block investigation into the culture and practices of Michigan’s athletic department.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Two 1970s murals by Chilean artist Julio Escámez, long thought to have been destroyed by Augusto Pinochet’s military regime, are currently in the process of being uncovered and restored.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of uncovered

Verb

Yet several scientists told KFF Health News that the specimens most likely were indeed for use in developing mpox diagnostic tests.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
So good, Mancilla told The Star during a recent interview, that customers aren’t always able to find parking — granted, the lot is relatively small.

— Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026