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Synonyms for seep

Most common

leak ooze percolate

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.

    Water has seeped through the roof.

Related words

Word family
seepy

Forms

Past participle
seeped
e.g. seeped → oozed, percolated, leaked, filtered…

Example sentences

  • leak There's a leak in the roof that needs to be fixed.
  • ooze After a while, passion and infatuation ooze away.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
seeprising
leaksteady
oozefalling
percolatesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
leak1, ooze1
6 letters
filter2
9 letters
percolate3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (filter2 = 2 syllables).