Synonyms of spout

spout 1 of 2

noun

1

as in gutter

a pipe or channel for carrying off water from a roof

during the winter, runoff from the spout tends to freeze over and form a dangerous patch of ice on the walkway

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gutter
• drainpipe
• trough
• waterspout
• drain
• rainspout
• aqueduct
• sluice
• duct
• eaves trough
• conduit
• flume

2

as in jet

a usually forceful stream of fluid discharged from a narrow opening

kids cooling off under the spout of water from an opened fire hydrant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jet
• spray
• flush
• squirt
• spurt
• burst
• gush
• spit
• spew
• blast
• geyser
• spouter
• spritz

spout

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verb

ˈspau̇t 

1

as in to pour

to flow out in great quantities or with force

water spouting from the hose

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pour
• stream
• rush
• spew
• gush
• jet
• squirt
• spurt
• roll
• splash
• wash
• run
• swoosh
• flush
• flood
• cascade
• issue
• swell
• drown
• surge
• fountain
• overflow
• slosh
• inundate
• submerge
• swamp
• sluice
• plash
• deluge
• engulf
• overwhelm
• submerse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drop
• drip
• trickle
• dribble
• sprinkle
• leak
• weep
• strain
• bleed
• seep
• ooze
• percolate
• exude
• spatter

2

as in to huff

to talk loudly and wildly

a self-important loudmouth who is always spouting about the mess that politicians have made of everything

Synonyms & Similar Words

• huff
• rant
• rave
• fulminate
• bluster
• speak out
• speak up
• declaim
• blare
• rage
• sound off
• orate
• pontificate
• storm
• harangue
• mouth (off)
• bolt
• blurt (out)
• blow
• carry on
• bloviate
• take on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• murmur
• mutter
• whisper
• breathe
• grunt
• slur

3

as in to eject

to violently throw out or off (something from within)

the drain suddenly spouted water and debris

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eject
• spit
• erupt
• spew
• expel
• pour
• emit
• jet
• belch
• spurt
• stream
• disgorge
• fire
• release
• hurl
• eruct
• gush
• squirt
• exhale
• vent
• heave
• issue
• emanate
• surge
• toss
• spring
• fling
• cast
• shoot
• launch
• discharge
• pitch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contain
• restrain
• shut (in or up)
• bottle (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spout

Noun

If a downspout on your gutters is dumping into a low area and leaving a puddle, redirect the spout to a spot where water will run off. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026

Pressurized water is then shot through the K-cup and dispensed through a filter to the cup waiting below the spout. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026

Verb

There are two areas in my garden where fern asparagus has been growing for more than four decades, having first spouted from seeds that had been deposited, no doubt, by birds. —Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026

No Kings hasn’t been hijacked by leftist groups with more extreme agendas, spouting strident anti-American language that’s bound to repel ordinary people. —George Packer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026

Phrases Containing spout

• spout (off)