Synonyms & related words for excrete

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of excrete — including egest, secrete, eliminate, exude, ooze, emit. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to excrete

Explore words related to excrete — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include excretive, egesta, egestion, excretion, excreta, excretory, defecate, feces. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for excrete

Common synonyms for excrete include egest, secrete, eliminate, exude, ooze, emit, transude, exudate — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does excrete come from?

The word excrete breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: ex-, from Latin ex (“out, forth”); and -cret, from Latin cerno (“sift, separate”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.