What is another word for seepage?
160 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ sˈiːpɪd͡ʒ], [ sˈiːpɪdʒ], [ s_ˈiː_p_ɪ_dʒ]
Seepage refers to the slow and gradual leaking of fluid through a porous material or crevices. While the word may be commonly used in certain scenarios, there are several synonyms that can be used interchangeably to convey the same meaning. These include leakage, oozing, seeping, filtering, dripping, percolation, infiltration, and penetration. Each of these synonyms can be used depending on the context in which the seepage is occurring. For example, the term "penetration" may be used when referring to water seeping into cracks in a building foundation, while "infiltration" may be more appropriate when discussing the movement of water through soil layers.
Synonyms for Seepage:
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n.
• discharge • expulsion • penetration Other synonyms:
- leak .
Other relevant words:
- Blotting ,
- Discharging ,
- Effluxion ,
- Emanating ,
- Endosmosis ,
- Exosmosis ,
- Filtering ,
- Ingression ,
- Introgression ,
- Lixiviation ,
- Percolating ,
- Runlet ,
- Secreting ,
- Sponging ,
- Spurtle ,
- Trickling ,
- absorbency ,
- absorbent ,
- absorption ,
- access ,
- admission ,
- adsorbent ,
- adsorption ,
- assimilation ,
- bilge water ,
- blotter ,
- blotting paper ,
- chemisorption ,
- chemosorption ,
- condensation ,
- course ,
- digestion ,
- dirt ,
- discharge ,
- distillation ,
- drain ,
- draining ,
- dribble ,
- dribbling ,
- drip ,
- dripping ,
- drop ,
- dropping ,
- effluence ,
- efflux ,
- effusion ,
- emanation ,
- emitting ,
- emptying ,
- engrossment ,
- entrance ,
- entree ,
- entry ,
- escape ,
- excreta ,
- excreting ,
- exfiltration ,
- extravasate ,
- extravasation ,
- filtration ,
- flood ,
- flux ,
- generation ,
- goo ,
- gook ,
- goop ,
- guck ,
- gunk ,
- import ,
- importation ,
- importing ,
- income ,
- incoming ,
- infiltration ,
- ingoing ,
- ingress ,
- input ,
- insertion ,
- insinuation ,
- intake ,
- interpenetration ,
- introduction ,
- intrusion ,
- jet ,
- leaching ,
- leaking ,
- manure ,
- mire ,
- muck ,
- ooze ,
- oozing ,
- osmosis ,
- outflow ,
- outpouring ,
- penetration ,
- pus ,
- reception ,
- release ,
- rivulet ,
- runnel ,
- running ,
- seep ,
- seeping ,
- slime ,
- sludge ,
- slush ,
- sorption ,
- spill ,
- sponge ,
- straining ,
- stream ,
- suppuration ,
- surge ,
- sweating ,
- transudate ,
- transudation ,
- trickle ,
- void ,
- voiding ,
- waste matter ,
- weep ,
- weeping .
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How to use "Seepage" in context?
Seepage is the leakage of water or other fluid substances in an irregular pattern. The most common type of seepage is leakage from a building's piping, but seepage also can occur from natural geological formations or saturated soils.
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Forward Entailment
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Adjective
flow.
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Noun, singular or mass
flow.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
discharge, drainage, filtration, intrusion, penetration, streamflow.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
infiltration.
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Proper noun, singular
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traipses
- Synonyms:
- Slugs, wanders, dawdles, waddles.
