OOZES Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

oozes

verb

present tense third-person singular of ooze

as in exudes

to flow forth slowly through small openings maple sap oozed slowly from the cut in the tree and into the bucket

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as in drags

to move slowly the line more or less oozes past the body lying in state, as mourners are not allowed to pause

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Recent Examples of oozes Every word oozes an academic solicitation of trust, each oversize term is an invitation to boredom. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026 Use Pretreatments in Water Sunflowers are known for polluting water when excessive debris oozes from their stems. — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026 The slightly musky, your-skin-but-better fragrance oozes an expensive, sophisticated air. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 25 July 2026 And if the filling oozes out, that's all part of their charm. — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 July 2026 Michele Ragusa oozes entitlement and displeasure as Bobby’s mom, known only as Mother. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026 That confidence — and the apparent embrace of both her Chinese and American cultural identities — oozes through one particular family photograph. — Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 13 June 2026 Seismic images of mid-ocean ridges typically show rough and jagged terrain, formed when lava oozes up into the cold ocean along faults or fissures and hardens suddenly into stone. — Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2026 Delane is a high-floor player who oozes confidence and will have no problems entering a serious, championship-level operation in Kansas City. — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026

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Verb

The doll exudes holiday glam in her floor-length, bold-red dress (reading as timeless and not tacky, courtesy of a sweetheart neckline, oversized bow detail, and voluminous skirt).

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
Quince’s effortlessly cool long-sleeve top is crafted from 100-percent linen that’s naturally breathable, exceptionally durable, and exudes an understated quiet-luxury feel.

— Mariana Best, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

Definition of exudes

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Some of those embassy staff may start returning to their posts soon, however the State Department is still limiting the number of personnel in the Middle East as the war in Iran drags on.

— Greg Dixon, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026
But after years of unprecedented contributions to astronomy, the forces governing the cosmos are finally taking their toll as Earth’s gravitational pull slowly drags the telescope closer towards a point of no return.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of drags

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Massage tools now sit alongside health trackers and IV drips as one of the discretionary categories where younger consumers are outspending everyone else.

— Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
The score drips with a sinister ostinato as the rats scurry into every corner of her castle.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026

Definition of drips

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Hairy-nosed wombat births are hard to spot, as after about a 30-day pregnancy, the joey crawls into its mother’s pouch.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
Researchers have developed a new control framework that enables humanoid robots to perform agile movements, including army crawls, breakdancing and backflips.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of crawls

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The show’s dark history seeps into his life, threatening his last chance at reconciliation.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
It was left to the victims’ families to piece together evidence, which historians of the border have used to show the myriad ways that the past seeps into the present.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of seeps

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With those sessions behind the team, the season creeps closer.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
The polarizing quarterback will start Cleveland's exhibition opener at Chicago on Saturday — his first game action since 2024 — and Shedeur Sanders will play in the second half as the Browns' QB competition creeps toward a conclusion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of creeps

Verb

In the clip, Dawkins shuffles out onto the field with no shirt, a pair of Crocs and a clear plastic bag ready to get the ol' inside-out treatment.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
An exhibition game also shuffles the storylines — some players emerge, others might fade.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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