BLEEDING Synonyms: 217 Similar and Opposite Words

bleeding 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of bleeding

as in burning

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bleeding

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verb

present participle of bleed

as in grieving

to feel deep sadness or mental pain her heart bleeds for the homeless people she sees on her way to work

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as in dripping

to flow forth slowly through small openings pitch was bleeding from cuts in the tree bark

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as in draining

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely bleed water from the radiators

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as in squeezing

to rob by the use of trickery or threats the confidence men coldheartedly bled the elderly couple of their life savings

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Recent Examples of bleeding

Adjective

Dickerson was the first physician to treat Mike Studeny, who was diagnosed with a non-bleeding stroke. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 9 May 2026 In tests using mice, after surgical damage to the liver, AGCL was able to perform significantly better than other current anti-bleeding agents, with normal liver function returning just two weeks after its application. — New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2026 These injuries resulted in 684 days lost per 1,000 training hours during menstruation, compared to 206 days lost during non-bleeding days. — Ciara Lucas, SELF, 16 Dec. 2025

Verb

Davis police are investigating the death of a man found bleeding from the head on Russell Boulevard on Sunday morning, authorities said. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 One possible injury is a subdural hematoma, which is bleeding between the brain and its outer protective covering putting pressure on the brain. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 If your nose starts bleeding, lean forward and pinch its soft part with steady pressure for 15 minutes. — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 No, a player is not going to have a medical emergency from a scratch that won't stop bleeding. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Their mother, who was not identified, returned to her daughter running out of their home, bleeding from her chest. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 The Mayo Clinic says a subarachnoid hemorrhage is a type of stroke that involves bleeding in the space between the brain and the tissues that cover the brain. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 There’s something really interesting about the idea that a less-than-frontier model wrapped in a better product is actually going to be the success story here versus a bleeding-edge frontier model that is a little bit harder to use. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026 Alone and bleeding at the back of the surf break, Ismail caught a wave that took him about 20 meters (66 feet) closer to shore. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleeding

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Prosecutors said some of the money was used for recruiting new members and purchasing Ku Klux Klan robes and materials for cross-burning ceremonies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
In the case of the cross-burning incident, there is no comparison to the Jussie Smollett case.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026

Definition of burning

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Democrats have hammered on meat as well, but mainly just as one of the staples that cost more under Trump, squeezing voters’ pocketbooks.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Democrats have hammered on meat as well, but mainly just as one of the staples that cost more under Trump, squeezing voters' pocketbooks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of squeezing

Adjective

Mungiu craftily plants the seed of this crisis in his opening shot, set in the aftermath of a stinging act of parental discipline.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
At an early New York screening, Douglas recalls Wall Street traders being stunned by the film’s stinging accuracy.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of stinging

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His parents were also sitting in the rear of the courtroom, his mother's eyes red from weeping.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
The most famous photograph of the early Second World War is of a Frenchman weeping at the sight of Nazi soldiers parading through the streets of Marseilles in 1940.

— Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026

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