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 But after practice the incident spilled over into the locker room, according to the source. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Her remarks angered China and led to tensions that have spilled over into the economy. — Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026 Mass gatherings in cities from Paris to Lyon and Marseille spilled into dramatic scenes of buildings and cars set on fire, clashes with police and more than 2,000 arrests. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026 Endless ink has been spilled about the decline of traditional movie stars and how casting the right celebrities no longer guarantees box office success. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026 Water across a walkway might be coming from a leak residents have complained about before, or someone could have spilled something only a few minutes earlier. — Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Tuesday's filings represent Seaver's first public defense of himself since a serious rift opened up in the country music legend's circle and spilled into public view shortly after her death. — CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 On the tourism-dependent island, motorcycles and cars waited outside stations and spilled onto nearby roads as motorists scrambled for fuel. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 The last couple of years, my list of things to watch out for has spilled off the page and onto the floor. — Justin Levitt, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spilled

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Two new clades of the virus, SHAV-EU1 and SHAV-EU2, were detected earlier this year, and genetic testing revealed traces of the first type in the deceased person’s cerebrospinal fluid, urine and saliva, among other samples.

— Sahas Mehra, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
Key Takeaways The experiment revealed an unexpected way to manipulate the weak magnetism inside an atomic nucleus.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of revealed

Verb

Filling in because of an injury, Tucker, a freshman, has discovered the importance of getting the ball to Davis, who has 11 touchdown receptions.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Kriemler first discovered Jungwirth’s paintings at Thaddaeus Ropac about five years ago, traveling expressly to Bilbao, Spain, two years ago just to catch the big Jungwirth retrospective at the Guggenheim there.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of discovered

Verb

The Army has not disclosed production quantities or a fielding schedule.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
In May 2026, Anthropic disclosed that more than 80% of the code merged into its production codebase was written by Claude, up from single digits when Claude Code launched in February 2025.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of disclosed

Verb

By sampling a boulder’s upper surface and counting the beryllium, researchers could learn how long it has been uncovered.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
Organizers sought to distance themselves from potential unrest, urging participants to keep their faces uncovered and hands visible.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of uncovered

Verb

Door opening from kitchen to dish area does not have finished opening and the concrete blocks that were cut for the wall opening are exposed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The result exposed vulnerabilities in Lula’s reelection bid, from frustration over the cost of living and crime to difficulties mobilizing parts of his traditional base.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of exposed

Verb

Switzerland's foreign ministry told The Associated Press on Friday that the woman, married to a Swiss diplomat in Nigeria, had not visited Congo and was believed to have contracted Ebola while traveling to Uganda.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Scholten told Semafor that experience positions Turek to convert frustrated Republicans.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026