Synonyms for seepage
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The process by which something, especially a liquid, leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping. (Also used figuratively: the process of diffusing.)
Forms
- Plural
- seepages → percolations, oozings, oozes…
Example sentences
- oozing The giraffe had an oozing infected sore in the ear.
- ooze After a while, passion and infatuation ooze away.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| seepage | falling | |
| oozing | rising | |
| ooze | falling | |
| percolation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- ooze1
- 6 letters
- oozing2
- 11 letters
- percolation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (oozing2 = 2 syllables).