as in to smear
to put a thick layer of a liquid, cream, etc. over (something)
We ate lobster slathered with butter. She slathered her skin with sunscreen.
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in gobs
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of slather
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
Hart asks, after biting into the first wing, which is slathered in Señor Lechuga Lemon Garlic Habanero.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 May 2025
Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Serve with cheese, charcuterie, the Thanksgiving meal, and slather on your favorite sandwich.
—Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for slather
Verb
The shrimp cocktail is now just a handful of Sea-Monkeys slathered in ketchup and the closest thing to a free meal is the garnish that hitches a ride on the rim of your Solo cup.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
Hart asks, after biting into the first wing, which is slathered in Señor Lechuga Lemon Garlic Habanero.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 May 2025
Noun
Brush your dipping oil over small pieces of bread, toast ‘em, slather on some chèvre, and drizzle with a bit of honey.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Serve with cheese, charcuterie, the Thanksgiving meal, and slather on your favorite sandwich.
—Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for slather
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slather
Verb
-
Like Mamdani and other politicians that have held a steady opposition to Cuomo, Lander has spent plenty of time smearing the former governor.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
-
As if this dramatic moment was not enough, ACT-UP member Mark Chaney took it upon himself to splash and smear several vials of a red liquid onto the door of the City Council chambers.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
Noun
-
Dalton said a lengthy prison sentence wouldn’t make the community any safer, wouldn’t help the man with his addiction and would cost taxpayers gobs of money.—
Scott Maxwell,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Jan. 2025
-
In some instances, websites have gobs of readable material that explain what IQ is and how to manually determine yours.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
2 Oct. 2024
Verb
-
At his coronation, King Charles III of England was anointed with olive oil from the Monastery of Mary Magdalene, where his grandmother is buried.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
-
Advertisement Advertisement Equal parts tribute and sendup, the moment cleverly heralds the arrival of a new generation anointing its own voices, skewering its own pieties, and distinguishing itself from the wave of millennials that swept pop culture in the early 2010s.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
22 May 2025
Noun
-
Despite winning a slew of competitions — including the European Title at age 13 and the World Championship at 15 — the only person Daley looked forward to seeing in the stands was his father.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
7 June 2025
-
Analyst Christopher Nardone recently raised his price target on the stock to $192 per share from $173 citing a slew of positive catalysts ahead.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
7 June 2025
Verb
-
Most of the food scenes on my list occur at the ends of the stories, but here food sets the story into motion: Mitsuko blitzes shrimp, eggs, flour, and honey in a food processor, drops the mixture into a skillet, dabs everything with soy sauce, and folds the batter gradually.—
Adam Roberts
May 20,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2025
-
Part of the appeal was that the technique is fairly intuitive—paint the base color, then dab a textured sponge into the second color and blot—and technically, there’s no wrong way to execute it.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
Noun
-
The unknowns in stacks of worms As the next step, Perez said her team would like to learn whether the formation of these structures is a cooperative or competitive behavior.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
-
The heavy stacks of cash fit into a pattern emerging throughout the trial as prosecutors attempt to paint Combs as a man spoiled by success, able to hide a tendency for abuse and criminality through a large staff and an ever-larger fortune.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
Verb
-
McGann remembers his grandmother plastering their den in Guilford, Connecticut, with newsprint.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
3 June 2025
-
The Stars’ captain, Benn, absolutely plastered Bouchard in the second period with a heavy hit on the forecheck.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
Noun
-
So Julie has become the master of this realm inside the cave and inside this enormous pile of bones.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
-
But after scouring ancient garbage piles near one such popina in Mallorca, Spain, archeologists are better understanding how certain entrées transcended class divisions more often than previously thought.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Slather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slather. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share