Synonyms of riddled

riddled

verb

past tense of riddle

1

as in drilled

to make a hole or series of holes in

several signs along the highway were riddled by buckshot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drilled
• pierced
• punched
• punctured
• holed
• poked
• perforated
• bored
• tapped
• penetrated
• cut
• pricked
• broke
• excavated
• broached
• slashed
• split
• gouged
• hollowed
• ruptured
• prickled
• grooved
• slit
• notched
• rended
• gashed
• burrowed (into)
• rent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filled
• sealed
• patched
• plugged

• filled
• sealed
• patched
• plugged

2

as in suffused

to spread throughout

the newspaper exposé revealed a gaming commission that is riddled with corruption

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suffused
• penetrated
• permeated
• flooded
• pervaded
• interpenetrated
• transfused
• impregnated
• passed (into)
• saturated
• percolated (into)
• imbued
• infused
• drenched
• filled (up)
• diffused (through)
• steeped
• soaked
• glutted