POURED Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

poured

verb

Definition of poured next

past tense of pour

as in streamed

to cause to flow in a stream she lifted the teakettle and poured some hot water from the spout

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as in flowed

to move in a stream water gently pouring down the canal toward the dam

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as in rushed

to flow out in great quantities or with force tears pouring down his cheeks

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as in rained

to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds it's pouring outside, so you'd better take an umbrella

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as in heaped

to give readily and in large quantities repeatedly poured money into the revitalization of the downtown area

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Recent Examples of poured But weeks later, on Giving Tuesday, donations poured in. —

Blake Crisses, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026 Water poured onto the surface often runs right through rather than absorbing into the mix, where roots can find it. —

Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026 Third place went to Kansas City’s own Boulevard, which poured Space Camper Low Gravity IPA. —

Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026 And then there are the standing homes, which often sit empty because residents fear contamination after smoke poured inside. —

Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 15 May 2026 Each came to the Intercontinental Hotel near the Champs-Élysées in Paris to compare the tastes of ten glasses of American and French wine — cabernets and chardonnays — poured from unmarked bottles. —

Mark Dent, HubSpot, 15 May 2026 One by one, group members tearfully thanked their ancestors and poured white rum on the beach. —

ABC News, 14 May 2026 One of this franchise’s calling cards in the early days was an extensive selection of bumpers, skirts, hoods, and spoilers for every vehicle, but Playground has seemingly poured more attention into extreme-yet-static Forza Edition cars rather than swappable cosmetics. —

Adam Ismail, The Drive, 14 May 2026 According to the statement, trial evidence showed that Johnson repeatedly beat Whitaker with a claw hammer inside her home, then poured gasoline on her and throughout the house before setting it on fire. —

Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026

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Hawke's music can be purchased or streamed here.

— Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
For decades, people have streamed through the vaulted halls of Grand Central Terminal with one eye on the clock.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 15 May 2026