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Synonyms for leaky
ˈli kileaky

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  1. leakyadjective

    permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases

    "a leaky roof"; "a leaky defense system"

    Synonyms:
    tattling(a), blabbermouthed, talebearing(a)

    Antonyms:
    leakproof, dripless, waterproof, airtight, gas-tight, waterproofed, watertight, hermetic, tight, rainproof, air-tight, incommunicative, uncommunicative, continent, snug

  2. leakyadjective

    used informally; unable to retain urine

    Synonyms:
    tattling(a), blabbermouthed, talebearing(a)

    Antonyms:
    air-tight, hermetic, uncommunicative, waterproofed, rainproof, snug, gas-tight, watertight, waterproof, tight, continent, leakproof, dripless, airtight, incommunicative

  3. blabbermouthed, leaky, talebearing(a), tattling(a)adjective

    prone to communicate confidential information

    Antonyms:
    incommunicative, continent, hermetic, uncommunicative, rainproof, waterproof, snug, tight, air-tight, waterproofed, leakproof, dripless, airtight, watertight, gas-tight

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  1. leakyadjective

    Synonyms:
    defective

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  1. List of paraphrases for "leaky":

    lek, permeable, porous

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  1. Klaus Gottlieb:

    One of them is an enzyme that splits the molecule in wheat that causes celiac disease, gluten, into smaller harmless products and another one promises to make the gut less leaky and thus prevent potentially toxic substances (from) reaching deeper layers where they may cause inflammation.

  2. Charles Mackay:

    A leaky gut is bad because all these undesirable things go from the gut into the bloodstream, and they screw up the immune system.

  3. Andrew Roorda:

    We should be skeptical of leaky gut as a diagnosis, further, we should not adopt any proposed treatments that are currently being marketed unless they are proven effective.

  4. Janice Kiecolt-Glaser:

    People who have a more active lifestyle with more exercise tend to have better gut health. There’s good evidence that poor diets, especially those high in saturated fat, are associated with leaky gut, so when we’re stressed we don’t reach for broccoli, we reach for the donuts, we also sleep more poorly when under stress, and poor sleep can also contribute to leaky gut based on animal data.

  5. Jeb Bush:

    I've never seen a White House as leaky as this one, people should be fired if they're disloyal to the president of the United States and leaking.


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