DRIPS Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

drips 1 of 2

noun

plural of drip

as in bores

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

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as in beads

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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drips

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of drip

as in flows

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 drips

Noun

Place a towel or drop cloth on the floor underneath the skylight to catch drips and debris. —

Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 18 June 2026 For shoppers comparing options, the cheaper menu items at the same studios include standard IV drips and Restore’s $79 NAD+ bundle. —

Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026 Session length depends on the dose and the clinic’s protocol, which is why drips can take anywhere from a single hour to most of an afternoon. —

Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026 Place leaky items like defrosting meat on plates, bowls, or paper towels to catch drips. —

Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 June 2026 Next Health’s plans bundle drips, injections and recovery services. —

Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026 The feathery coating shatters and the chicken beneath drips with juice, tasting like it’s been brined and marinated for hours. —

Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026 Several hospitals evacuated patients, some with IV drips, outdoors as a safety measure. —

ABC News, 15 June 2026 Turn on the water slowly and check for drips. —

Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 15 June 2026

Verb

Brecka, who is not a doctor, put White on a regimen of supplements, cold plunges, IV drips, and red-light therapy that has left him feeling leaner, more energized, and no longer suffering from sleep apnea. —

Sean Gregory, Time, 26 May 2026 The beauty of Wembanyama’s performance lies not in the skill displayed, which still drips with novelty because of his height. —

Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 19 May 2026 The real stars here are John Kander and Fred Ebb, who penned a score that drips with melodic aspiration and lyrical cynicism, and Bob Fosse, whose erotically muscular choreography is the perfect match. —

Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026 There’s Cassie licking a melting ice cream cone as the ice cream drips down her bare chest. —

Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Apr. 2026 On the illustrious campus of Kingston College, prestige drips off students, faculty and architecture. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026 In line for the merch booth, sweat drips down our backs. —

Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026 Love drips off every auto-focus shot. —

Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026 If the roller drips, roll it over the tray's flat area to remove excess paint. —

Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drips

Noun

Some resorts in the Mamanuca Islands are set to lose entire wings to the sea in the coming years, and drinking water in villages is already being infiltrated by salt from seawater seeping into ground bores.

— MIchelle Duff, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.

— Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025