SPEW Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈspyü

Definition of spew

as in to pour

to flow out in great quantities or with force water spewing violently from the broken pipe

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as in to spit

to violently throw out or off (something from within) a volcano spewing out lava

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as in to vomit

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth "I'm going to spew right here in the car if you don't pull over!" she wailed to her friend

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Verb

Where your government is shuttering important health agencies while spewing junk science about autism and Tylenol? — S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 Molly Sims is getting real about Hollywood spewing fake beauty secrets. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Noun

Stress, excitement or tiredness can set off an unwanted, uncontrollable volley of sudden jerky movements and/or a spew of four-letter and other words. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026 Playwright Yasmina Reza’s middle-class cast of four brew, and gleefully quaff, an amoral spew of modern age self-preoccupation. — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 2 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spew

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spew

Verb

Over the next several decades, Mexican American families poured in and set down roots.

— Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Mix yeast, 2 cups flour and salt in large mixing bowl and pour in hot water (not boiling), mixing well.

— Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of pour

Verb

Anthony DeVore downed his shot like water, while his wife Savanna DeVore spit out most of hers.

— Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
As the Giants drove into the red zone, Beckham even walked over to right tackle Marcus Mbow and appeared to ask the offensive lineman to spit into the receiver’s gloves to create some stick.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of spit

Verb

The people who genuinely benefit are those vomiting or experiencing diarrhoea badly enough to be dehydrated.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
On the night of the reprieve, Owen, cut loose for the evening by his girlfriend, who wants to canoodle with a neighbor, vomits in the vicinity of Allie’s high heels, in what might be called a meet-boot.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of vomit

Verb

Paramedics with the Liberty Fire Department rushed to his aid and took him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Outside the emergency room entrance, Katie Winschief floated above her body as paramedics put her in a wheelchair and rushed her toward the hospital doors.

— Michael Collins, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of rush

Verb

One person was killed and at least 14 others were injured after gunfire erupted at a large gathering at a park on Chicago's South Side while police were attempting to disperse the crowd, authorities said.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
But weeks later, Miller, like the rest of us, watched from afar as Kabul fell and chaos erupted.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of erupt

Verb

Loaded trucks plodded through the crowd with people in their cargo beds throwing tomatoes at the revelers — who, in turn, hurled them at one another.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
When a massive riot erupted at Soledad on Cinco de Mayo in 1968, Trejo hurled a rock that smashed a prison guard in the head.

— Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of hurl

Noun

From flash flooding to water spouts turned tornadoes, August's weather has been particularly out-of-the-ordinary.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Add in a lifetime warranty and the $26 price tag, and this is a pretty compelling everyday bottle for anyone who prefers a classic spout to a straw.

— Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026

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