outpoured

Flowed freely out

Outpoured is the past tense of outpour, meaning released or expressed in a rush or flood.

The word typically describes emotions, words, or liquids flowing forth abundantly: Grief outpoured from the mourners, She outpoured her frustrations in a lengthy letter.

The adjective form describes something that has been poured out: outpoured wine, outpoured sentiment.

physical

discharge

Release of substance outward

exudation · seepage · drainage · flow · gush · stream · spout · jet · spray · leakage

overflow

deluge

Severe overflow of water

surge · gush · inundation · spate · engulfment · swamping · submersion · spillover · overspill · brimming

emotion

grief

Intense sorrow from loss

sorrow · heartache · weeping · sobbing · catharsis · mourning · keening · wailing · passion · fervor

generosity

giving

Transferring to another

benevolence · philanthropy · bestowal · offering · liberality · munificence · bounty · abundance · blessing · gift

expression

articulation

Clear vocal expression

voicing · proclamation · testimony · confession · revelation · disclosure · communication · speech · words · eloquence

Opposites
flow direction

outpouredabsorbed

Took in fully

taken in · ingested · drawn in · sucked in · poured in

volume/intensity of flow

outpouredtrickled

Flowed in drops

dripped · dribbled · seeped · oozed · leaked

containment

outpouredretained

Continued to hold

contained · held back · withheld · bottled up · kept in

Family

outpouring, outpour, outpours

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