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 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 Many scientists believe the evidence suggests that the virus emerged naturally in bats, circulated to other species and spilled over to humans, spreading at a live animal market in Wuhan where the first human cases appeared in late 2019. — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 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 That optimism in the region's tech stocks also spilled over to the automotive sector. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 Health officials issued a no-swim advisory for an unnamed Lake Norman cove after about 2,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into the lake Monday. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026 But there really has been such a crackdown on voicing anger with the government, and the result is that young people have spilled onto the streets. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Corbin continued to beat down Williams in the ring until the match spilled to the outside. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 On the day of the wedding, Princess Diana also spilled perfume on her dress while applying her favorite scent, Quelques Fleurs by Parisian perfume house Houbigant, creating a stain. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spilled

Verb

The findings also revealed that the most socially and economically disadvantaged areas benefit the most from green spaces.

— Tara Molina, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
The upstart golf league has had its future in flux for months after it was revealed that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) would pull its backing for LIV at the end of this season.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of revealed

Verb

Modi’s rise India is widely considered to be where diamonds were first discovered, with the earliest finds dating back more than 4,000 years.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Klotho was discovered in the late 1990s, by accident, by a group of Japanese scientists who were tinkering with the genes of mice.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of discovered

Verb

According to the lawsuits, Hart disclosed his conviction and a pornography addiction to his new bosses at Crossline.

— Sean Emery, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2026
And Meta subsequently disclosed that a testing error had given one of its models Internet access, after which the model exploited a vulnerability at another company.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of disclosed

Verb

Colorado’s athletics program uncovered financial discrepancies during an internal audit of its 2025 records, and alerted police soon after.

— Matt Moret, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Around the same time, researchers uncovered evidence of a Chinese-speaking threat actor using DeepSeek through the open-source Hermes Agent framework to conduct highly autonomous cyberattacks.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of uncovered

Verb

Recent attacks have also exposed how Russia’s air defense systems were not designed to combat drones, but rather to shoot down conventional military aircraft and missiles, analysts previously told CNN.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
German scientists identified bacteria present in cow digestion and poop that seem to help children exposed to them avoid developing asthma.

— Baltimore Sun, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of exposed

Verb

Jeff Niklaus, the founder and CEO of Compliant Technologies, told AP by email that the company was unable to comment.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
As far as Davis was told, once the ordeal was handled, the player simply asked for a different helmet and returned to practice.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026