dipped 1 of 2

dipped

2 of 2

verb

past tense of dip
1
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

2
as in scooped
to lift out with something that holds liquid carefully dipped water from the bucket to the kettle

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

3
4
5

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of dipped
Verb
Media Networks, which includes the studio’s TV channels and Crunchyroll, dipped from $913 million to $896 million. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026 Eala made an international splash and has already dipped her toes into the fashion world, attending Tory Burch and Calvin Klein fashion shows during New York Fashion Week. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026 Arm Holdings — Shares dipped almost 2% despite the designer of central processing units delivering a strong earnings report. — Davis Giangiulio,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026 The maid-servant has just dipped a flannel into the white basin of water at her feet and is now holding the flannel up to wash Mary’s face. — Artforum, 4 Nov. 2026 In testing, the device dipped from a full charge to 73% after three days of reading (mostly full-color comics, with the light at about 80%). — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026 Advertising revenue dipped 5% in the quarter compared with year-ago levels, the company reported, due to comparisons to golf’s Ryder Cup in the prior year. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026 The team has dipped to a losing record for the first time all season since Week 1 and now has allowed the 3-4 Falcons a direct path to sole ownership of the NFC South later this weekend. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026 The number of Americans applying for unemployment claims dipped last week to 194,000 — the lowest since mid-July — as layoffs remain low and most Americans enjoy job security. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dipped
Adjective
  • The following day, Hoffman shot an underwater scene that required him to stay submerged in a scuba suit.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Its submerged displacement rises to about 24,000 metric tons.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In the fall of 2025, two years after Chody’s search began, the brand reached out and proposed a collaboration—one that she’d be immersed in from every step of the way.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Pollard has also been immersed in surrealism and dada, fitting genres for a musician and visual artist who has a knack for bending words and images to his will — either via hallucinatory lyrics or collages that mesh realms both physical and meta.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Segovia scooped a lofted pass into the penalty area for Messi, who reached it between two defenders but wasn’t in position to send a header goalbound.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Bloom Energy , Vertiv — Both names rebounded slightly, as investors scooped them up following a pullback on Friday.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Collins faces Democrat Troy Jackson, a former Maine Senate leader who stepped in to the race after scandals felled nominee Graham Platner in July.
    — Justin Papp,Caleigh Keating,Garrett Downs,Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Bottoms defeated Rick Jackson, a billionaire who plunged more than $200 million of his own money into the race.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • SpaceX and Tesla, both engaged in the AI and data center businesses, plunged around 5% in early Wednesday trading.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Kardashian was spotted getting out of her car, and the shoes peeked through the bottom of her long dress.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Underneath, a silk and wool bustier peeked out from the dress’s neckline.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Five trips later, this serum has left me with a plump, hydrated complexion that looks great even without makeup.
    — Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Staying hydrated and maintaining that all-important balance of fluids and minerals is a full-time gig these days.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • 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

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Dipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dipped. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!