Synonyms of ripples

ripples 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of ripple

as in splashes

to flow in a broken irregular stream

water rippling gently over the tiers of the fountain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashes
• washes
• bubbles
• trickles
• swirls
• drips
• gurgles
• dribbles
• laps
• eddies
• plashes
• rushes
• guggles
• swishes
• swooshes
• purls
• drops
• jets
• squirts
• gushes
• spurts
• swashes
• spouts
• whishes
• spews

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• streams
• runs
• rolls
• pours

ripples

2 of 2

noun

plural of ripple

1

as in trills

Related Words

• trills
• warbles
• pings
• chirrs
• clinks
• rattles
• clangs
• clanks
• chinks
• jangle
• rings
• ding-dongs
• clatters
• tinkles
• chimes
• jingles
• tintinnabulations

2

as in side effects

Related Words

• side effects
• fallouts
• repercussions
• by-products
• offshoots
• echoes
• aftershocks
• blowbacks
• ramifications
• spin-offs
• effects
• implications
• afterglows
• consequences
• precipitates
• afterclaps
• issues
• results
• denouements
• developments
• outcomes
• aftereffects
• aftermaths
• products
• fruits
• backwashes
• children
• sequels
• outgrowths
• corollaries
• resultants
• sequences
• fates
• upshots
• conclusions

Dissimilar Words

• causes
• factors
• reasons
• considerations
• antecedents
• occasions
• determinants
• foundations
• grounds
• causations
• stimuli
• bases
• incentives
• sources
• springs
• roots
• mothers
• origins
• inspirations
• groundworks
• impetuses
• instigations

3

as in wavelets

Related Words

• wavelets
• curls
• riffles
• seas
• rollers
• whitecaps
• breakers
• waves
• combers
• tsunamis
• tidal waves
• ground swells
• billows
• surges
• swells
• surfs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ripples

Verb

One of the more surreal responses to that experience is applause, which ripples through the audience of Paranormal Activity a beat after all the major scares, like rain settling in after a peal of thunder. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

David Powell, Ethara’s chief portfolio and strategy officer, tells Fortune the race is Abu Dhabi’s version of the Super Bowl, a single weekend that ripples through the economy by driving tourism, hospitality spend and temporary employment. — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

This feeling also ripples throughout the community, casting a shadow on fellow classmates, family and loved ones. — Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

That lag — measured in months — eventually ripples into AI server buildout, consumer electronics, and automotive chips. — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

The feature, starring Birgit Minichmayr, Lotte Keiling, Tristan López, and Carla Hüttermann, follows a family on summer holiday that are struck by a tragedy that ripples through their lives and relationships. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026

Michael expanded on his wife’s message, adding that an investment in one person ripples across time and space, touching even more lives. — Connor Greene, Time, 22 May 2026

His impact ripples through foundational pieces still on the Broncos’ roster — Garett Bolles, Courtland Sutton, Surtain and Alex Singleton. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2026

These branches receive molecular signals at one end of a neuron and induce the cell to rapidly fire an electrical charge that ripples down the cell body, known as an action potential. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026