DRIP Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of drip

as in bore

someone or something boring he's well-meaning, but kind of a drip

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as in bead

the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass the faucet leaked one drip after another no matter what I did to try to fix it

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drip

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verb

ˈdrip

as in to flow

to fall or let fall in or as if in drops water from the leaky roof was dripping all over the floor the cracked bottle dripped wine

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Recent Examples of drip

Noun

Adraina prefers her caffeine beverages on the sweet side as a latte, while Matt enjoys cold brew and drip. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 Janet grabbed a roll of paper towels, ready to clean up the dirty drips that ran across her kitchen floor. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Verb

Trim Excess Fat As mentioned, PAHs develop when fat and juices drip into the flame, forming smoke with harmful compounds. — Martha Stewart, 7 Aug. 2026 Sarah answered the door dripping from the bath, wrapped in one of her mother’s bridal-tour evening robes. — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drip

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drip

Noun

Such fraudulence bore only poisoned fruit, swelling overseas bank accounts for the Manchurian candidates who were seeding duplicity into the loam of their nation’s imagination.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Female flies bore into the fig to lay their eggs, which hatch out as larvae inside the fruit and eat the unripe insides before burrowing their way out.

— Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of bore

Noun

The diamond ring and Baily’s beads will briefly reappear before the partial eclipse returns as the moon slowly moves across the sun.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
As the moon slid into place over the sun, onlookers may have seen Baily’s beads—flashes of sunlight shining through valleys along the moon’s rugged limb.

— Claire Cameron & Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of bead

Verb

Some more images show Kidman, Bullock, 62, King, 26, and Williams, 29, wearing flowing gowns while hooked onto wires, seemingly filming a scene that involves flying, in front of a blue screen.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Exports flowing from Saudi ports have blunted some of the impact of the Strait of Hormuz closure.

— Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of flow

Noun

The results are only so-so as Tony Stark tussles with PTSD, criminally underused antagonist Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) and yawn-worthy villain Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce).

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026
At moments in the song, Minogue pitches the word down, a cavernous yawn resounding far from the lub-dub of forever.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 26 July 2026

Definition of yawn

Verb

But now, as the sun poured through the third-floor atrium of the Bloom Center, Riley couldn’t help but point out the symbolism of such an ambitious undertaking actually coming to life.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Iron remains the priority The expansion lands at a time when Washington is pouring billions into domestic critical minerals projects in an effort to loosen China’s grip on strategic supply chains.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of pour

Noun

Throughout the week, nightstands tend to collect books, cups, charging cords, and the occasional water ring and glob of lotion residue, too.

— Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 16 June 2026
Instead of being rolled, the enchiladas are stacked with slivers of tortilla, then topped with the familiar glob of cheese.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026

Definition of glob

Verb

Ahead of Thursday’s release of the full NBA schedule for the 2026-27 season, more details on the new-look Miami Heat’s schedule for the upcoming season continued to trickle out on Wednesday.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
What are your thoughts on seeing things like the all-women Daisy Chain Fields Festival come to life and how that maybe could trickle down and have an impact?

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 10 Aug. 2026