vomited

Lost one's lunch

Vomited is the past tense of vomit—to expel the contents of one's stomach through the mouth: She vomited after eating the spoiled fish.

The word extends to anything expelled forcefully or in large quantities: The volcano vomited lava, The factory vomited smoke into the sky.

action

regurgitated

Ejected from stomach

  • spewedExpelled with force
  • pukedExpelled stomach contents
  • barfedExpelled stomach contents

upchucked · heaved · retched · gagged · disgorged · expelled · ejected · hurled · threw up · ralphed

substance

bile

Liver-made digestive fluid

  • pukeForceful stomach emptying
  • barfExpel stomach contents
  • sickUnwell or impressively cool

spew · stomach acid · liquid · chunks · splatter · mess · pool · puddle · residue

illness

food poisoning

Sickness from contaminated eating

bug · infection · fever · norovirus · morning sickness · motion sickness · seasickness · intoxication · alcohol poisoning · hangover

nausea

queasy

Mildly sick to stomach

queasiness · upset stomach · gag reflex · retching · churning · lurching · clammy · dizzy · lightheaded · sweaty

disgust

revolting

Causing strong disgust

vile · repulsive · nauseating · disgusting · putrid · foul · rank · offensive · repugnant · abhorrent

Opposites
direction of ingestion

vomitedswallowed

Passed through throat

ingested · ate · consumed · drank · gulped

retention vs. expulsion

vomitedkept down

Held in check

retained · held down · digested · stomached · held in

Phrases
Family

vomit, vomiting, vomits, vomitus, vomitorium

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG