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riddled

verb , past tense of riddle

Synonyms and Antonyms of riddled

1 to make a hole or series of holes in

several signs along the highway were riddled by buckshot

Synonyms of riddled

bored, drilled, holed, perforated, pierced, punched, punctured

Words Related to riddled

broached, tapped

poked, pricked, prickled

burrowed (into), excavated, gouged, grooved, hollowed

broke, cut, gashed, notched, rent (also rended), ruptured, slashed, slit, split

Near Antonyms of riddled

filled, patched, plugged, sealed

2 to spread throughout

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

Synonyms of riddled

interpenetrated, percolated (into), permeated, pervaded, suffused, transfused

Words Related to riddled

diffused (through), impregnated, passed (into), penetrated

drenched, imbued, infused, saturated, soaked, steeped

flooded, glutted

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