SEEP: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SEEP?

Need another word that means the same as “seep”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “seep” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Seep” are: ooze, trickle, exude, drip, dribble, flow, issue, discharge, excrete, escape, leak, drain, bleed, sweat, well, leach, filter, percolate, permeate, soak

Seep as a Verb

Definitions of "Seep" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “seep” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings.
• (of a liquid) flow or leak slowly through porous material or small holes.

Synonyms of "Seep" as a verb (20 Words)

bleed	Get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone. Air can be got rid of by bleeding the radiator at the vent.
discharge	Go off or discharge. The eyes and nose began to discharge.
drain	Empty of liquid drain the liquid from. Gradually the tension and stress drained away.
dribble	Propel. He attempted to dribble the ball from the goal area.
drip	(of liquid) fall in small drops. His hands were dripping with blood.
escape	Interrupt an operation by means of the escape key. We escaped to our summer house for a few days.
excrete	(of a living organism or cell) separate and expel as waste (a substance, especially a product of metabolism. Excess bicarbonate is excreted by the kidney.
exude	Release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities. Sir Thomas exuded goodwill.
filter	Remove by passing through a filter. You ll be put through to a secretary whose job it is to filter calls.
flow	Fall or flow in a certain way. Their talk and laughter grew louder as the excellent brandy flowed.
issue	Prepare and issue for public distribution or sale. Licences were issued indiscriminately to any company.
leach	Cause a liquid to leach or percolate. Pesticides and fertilizers that leach into rivers.
leak	Be leaked. A report was leaked to the press.
ooze	Slowly exude or discharge a viscous fluid. She oozes a raunchy sex appeal.
percolate	Permeate or penetrate gradually. It will have to be instant coffee there s no time to percolate any.
permeate	Spread throughout (something); pervade. Water permeates sand easily.
soak	Fill soak or imbue totally. Soak the bandage with disinfectant.
sweat	Get rid of something from the body by exuding sweat. He s not going to have a lot of time to sweat the details.
trickle	Cause (a liquid) to flow in a small stream. A solitary tear trickled down her cheek.
well	Come up, as of a liquid. Tears well in her eyes.

Usage Examples of "Seep" as a verb

• Water began to seep through the soles of his boots.

Associations of "Seep" (30 Words)

bethink	Come to think. He bethought himself of the verse from the Book of Proverbs.
bleed	An instance of bleeding. The picture bleeds on three sides.
click	Make a clicking or ticking sound. The key clicked in the lock and the door opened.
cut	A passage cut or dug out as a railway cutting or a new channel made for a river or other waterway. They cut her in public.
emit	Make (a sound. The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits.
filter	A traffic light signalling a filter arrangement. Many other apps also offer filters for enhancing photos.
hole	Make a hole or holes in. The dog had dug a hole in the ground.
imbue	Fill soak or imbue totally. His works are invariably imbued with a sense of calm and serenity.
impregnate	Fertilize (an ovum). Wood which had been impregnated with preservative.
infiltrate	Enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members. Virtually no water infiltrates deserts such as the Sahara.
leach	The process of leaching. The nutrient is quickly leached away.
leaky	Permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases. A leaky defense system.
omnipresent	(of God) present everywhere at the same time. The omnipresent threat of natural disasters.
ooze	The sluggish flow of a fluid. I picked a fruit and watched the ooze of fig milk from the stem.
penetrable	Capable of being penetrated. The outer membrane is penetrable.
percolate	(of coffee) be prepared in a percolator. He put some coffee on to percolate.
perforate	Perforated. A perforate shell.
permeable	(of a material or membrane) allowing liquids or gases to pass through it. Permeable sandy soils.
permeate	Penetrate mutually or be interlocked. His personality has begun to permeate through the whole organization.
pervade	Spread or diffuse through. A smell of stale cabbage pervaded the air.
pervious	(of a substance) allowing water to pass through; permeable. Pervious rocks.
pierce	Force a way through; penetrate. Light pierced through the forest.
piercing	(of a feeling) intense, typically in a distressing way. Piercing knifelike pains.
porous	Allowing passage in and out. Compacting the soil to make it less porous.
pushing	The act of applying force in order to move something away. The pushing is good exercise.
sap	A piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people. Her illness had sapped her of energy and life.
snap	The act of snapping the fingers movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand. He could call a snap election.
stick	In field hockey the foul play of raising the stick above the shoulder. A stick of dynamite.