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. 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.

2. 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.

3. Casey Sommerfeld:

   This immune response can lead to increased inflammation and' leaky' blood vessels, which can lead to fluid accumulation in the lungs.

4. Janice Kiecolt-Glaser:

   There have been animal studies that show that stress can lead to leaky gut in mice, and studies with clinical depression that have shown the same, but this shows that chronic marital stress can lead to greater gut leakiness, and that leakiness is very much associated with inflammation.

5. Andrew Roorda:

   It is very important for the general public to know that leaky gut syndrome is not a diagnosis.