blurted out
Let slip accidentally
Blurted out means said suddenly and without thinking, often revealing something better left unsaid.
The phrase suggests impulsiveness—words escaping before the speaker can stop them: She blurted out the secret before realizing her mistake.
He blurted out an apology and immediately regretted it.
- confessedAdmitted wrongdoing openly
- exclaimedSpoke suddenly, loudly
- admittedConfessed or granted entry
- let slipReveal unintentionally
- declaredStated with authority
revealed · announced · let on · disclosed · interjected · stammered · word vomit · verbal diarrhea · impulsive · without thinking · spilled · spontaneity · unfiltered · outburst · in the heat of the moment · surprise · uttered · spoke too soon
blurted outcarefully considered
thought through · measured · deliberated · calculated · premeditated
blurted outheld back
Kept from advancing
bit one's tongue · kept quiet · suppressed · stifled · kept to oneself