sprinkle

sprinkle

noun

Definition of SPRINKLE

1

a light or fine rain <decided it was not worth carrying an umbrella for just a sprinkle>

Synonyms mist, mizzle, sprinkle

Related Words precipitation, rainfall, shower

Near Antonyms cloudburst, deluge, downpour, storm; rainstorm, thunderstorm; monsoon

2

a small number <received only a sprinkle of suggestions for the name of the school mascot>

Synonyms couple, handful, scatter, scattering, smatter, smattering, sprinkle, sprinkling

Related Words minority; atom, crumb, fragment, grain, iota, jot, modicum, molecule, particle, scrap, shred, tittle, whit

Near Antonyms majority, most; abundance, excess, plenty, surplus; deal, gobs, heap, lot, mass, much, peck, pile, plenitude, plenty, pot, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, slather, slew, stack, wad, wealth

Antonyms army, crowd, flock, gazillion, horde, host, jillion, kazillion, legion, loads, many, mountain, multitude, oodles, scads, thousands, zillion