Synonyms of splash

splash 1 of 2

noun

as in sprinkling

a very small amount

at least you have a splash of common sense—which is more than we can say for your mother

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sprinkling
• glimmer
• shred
• hint
• touch
• speck
• bit
• little
• lick
• dab
• tad
• spark
• spatter
• trace
• handful
• particle
• smack
• dash
• ray
• smidgen
• fleck
• smell
• streak
• pinch
• ounce
• sliver
• shade
• drop
• crumb
• spot
• dram
• peanuts
• bite
• strain
• soupçon
• scintilla
• suspicion
• portion
• nip
• dose
• minimum
• drop in the bucket
• ace
• shadow
• mite
• snap
• taste
• scruple
• driblet
• skosh
• grain
• patch
• modicum
• whit
• part
• molecule
• dot
• nibble
• semblance
• jot
• scrap
• fragment
• scattering
• syllable
• granule
• smattering
• section
• iota
• mote
• atom
• tittle
• vestige
• morsel
• minim
• hoot
• flake
• flyspeck
• shiver
• splinter
• chip
• shard
• smatter
• shaving
• clipping
• nubbin
• shot
• smithereens
• paring
• tatter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loads
• quantity
• bucket
• pile
• plenty
• raft
• abundance
• deal
• mountain
• lot
• mess
• barrel
• wealth
• stack
• mass
• bundle
• heaps
• volume
• profusion
• fistful
• wad
• peck
• bushel
• reams
• gobs
• excess
• boatload
• surplus
• lashings
• overflow
• oodles
• embarrassment
• potful
• scads
• passel
• much
• slab
• chunk
• bonanza
• surfeit
• overabundance
• superabundance
• oversupply
• superfluity
• lump
• hunk
• overage
• overkill
• overmuch

splash

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verb

ˈsplash 

1

as in to spray

to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets

rowdy teenagers splashing water at each other in the community pool

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spray
• sprinkle
• slosh
• dash
• wash
• spatter
• slop
• swash
• dabble
• squirt
• lap
• plash
• spritz

2

as in to splatter

to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy

the bus splashed us as it barrelled through the puddles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splatter
• soak
• dash
• wash
• drown
• spatter
• bathe
• saturate
• plash
• spray
• water
• bespatter
• sprinkle
• steep
• drench
• squirt
• impregnate
• sop
• slush
• douse
• slop
• souse

3

as in to wash

to flow along or against

water constantly splashing the wooden pilings eventually weakened them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wash
• bathe
• lip
• ripple
• lave
• bubble
• lap
• slosh
• gurgle
• plash

4

as in to bubble

to flow in a broken irregular stream

the spilled juice splashed over the counter and onto the floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wash
• bubble
• ripple
• trickle
• drip
• swirl
• gurgle
• dribble
• lap
• plash
• rush
• guggle
• swish
• drop
• squirt
• eddy
• jet
• gush
• spurt
• swoosh
• purl
• swash
• spew
• spout
• whish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stream
• run
• pour
• roll

5

as in to ripple

to move with a splashing motion

a baby splashing about in the tub

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ripple
• bubble
• slosh
• lap
• gurgle
• swash
• plash
• babble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of splash

Noun

After all, being able to add a drizzle of fennel pollen olive oil onto forthcoming charcuterie boards and a splash of rosé wine vinegar into salad dressings will be the gift that keeps on giving past the holidays. —Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026

In Phoenix, officials closed hiking trails, opened splash pads and urged people to be extra careful because most of us aren't acclimated to 100-degree heat this time of year. —Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 23 Mar. 2026

Verb

News reports gleefully described his six houses, his sixteen Chinese servants, his lavish parties, his $2,000 cashmere suits, and his twelve cars—one of which was a champagne-pink Cadillac with his name splashed across the side in neon lights. —Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026

But on July 7, 2019, his cables were leaked and splashed on the front page of Britain’s Mail on Sunday. —Susan Page, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026