DIPPED Synonyms: 213 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in splashed

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verb

past tense of dip

as in immersed

to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid first dip a paper towel in water she dipped a hand into her pocket and pulled out a piece of candy

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as in scooped

to lift out with something that holds liquid carefully dipped water from the bucket to the kettle

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as in fell

to go to a lower level especially abruptly the temperature dipped a bit in the evening

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as in plunged

to lead or extend downward slow down, the road dips here

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as in peeked

to take a quick or hasty look I dipped into the book, but I didn't have a chance to study it thoroughly

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Recent Examples of dipped

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Before giving up law completely, Ponder still dipped her toes in the craft, pulling double duty as a trial lawyer by day and moonlighting in projects like Danielle Ponder & the Tomorrow People by night. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 14 Oct. 2026 Wells Fargo shares dipped 2% Tuesday after the bank reported mixed third-quarter results. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 While traffic has dipped in response, ships continue to cross, with many making shuttle runs in and out of the Gulf to unload oil cargoes via ship-to-ship transfers. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 Some of the most famous examples, like the Adidas Sambas and Gazelle, have almost never dipped in popularity. — Renata Joffre, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2026 In 1993, the Florentine maker dipped its toes into civilian waters with its first commercial timepiece, the Luminor Ref. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 Dolls billings dipped 5%, with Barbie gross billings falling 16%. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 The holiday flavor was an ode to one of Anderson’s earlier childhood memories of chowing down rhubarb sticks dipped in sugar straight from her grandmother’s garden. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 But a few days later, my dad sank into the couch as his oxygen level dipped dangerously low. — Trisha Thadani Kirsten Potter Tanya Pérez Devin Murphy, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dipped

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Advanced blue-green optical communications penetrate the water column to communicate with submerged submarines without requiring them to deploy compromise-prone antennas.

— Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Rescue teams recovered four bodies from inside the submerged vessel on Friday, while seven more were found along nearby shorelines, Bramantyo said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of submerged

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This isn’t the first time a piece of content accused of being AI has scooped a top award.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2026
Other researchers who had caught wind of OpenAI’s work on the problem rushed out their partial progress toward the answer in fear of being scooped by AI.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of scooped

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Griess, the superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, said the 430 trees that were felled were not identified as hazardous or raising safety concerns.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.

— Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of fell

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Oracle, a heavy borrower, dropped 9% on Wednesday and is now down 33% for the year while neocloud CoreWeave plunged 15%, wiping out its gains for 2026.

— Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Scores in reading comprehension and mathematics have plunged, according to the latest PISA report, which evaluates students worldwide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of plunged

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Avoid any activities that may create a spark, secure those outdoor holiday decorations, and stay hydrated!

— Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Flax seed extract, another key ingredient in the formula, boosts the skin’s natural hyaluronic acid levels to keep it hydrated.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of hydrated

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Later, she’s brought in a police car to a nearby pond, strapped to an excavator and dunked into the water as a crowd of anti-immigrant protestors cheer on the public execution.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
Love, born Darlene Wright in 1941, shuttled between Los Angeles and Texas and spent her first 15 years in church, dunked in gospel as much as Aretha or Ray Charles were.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026