SLATHERS Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of slather

as in smears

to put a thick layer of a liquid, cream, etc. over (something) We ate lobster slathered with butter. She slathered her skin with sunscreen.

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noun

plural of slather

as in gobs

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Recent Examples of slathers

Verb

The Iowa Specialty Crop Growers Association slathers its Strawberry Bliss in chocolate. — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 9 July 2026

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Verb

The atmosphere works on them a little bit harder and reduces their strength and smears them a little bit more.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Offshore dollar savings and onshore settlement demand are diverging, and the supply chart smears the two together.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of smears

Noun

But the temporary arena is covering nearly the entirety of the White House's South Lawn, where Marine One usually lands to ferry the president to out-of-town trips and gobs of kids scramble in the grass during the Easter Egg Roll every spring.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 June 2026
But the temporary arena is covering nearly the entirety of the White House’s South Lawn, where Marine One usually lands to ferry the president to out-of-town trips and gobs of kids scramble in the grass during the Easter Egg Roll every spring.

— Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026

Definition of gobs

Verb

Every World Cup anoints a breakout star, a previously unheralded player who is catapulted into the spotlight.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 22 July 2026
In a city that continually anoints anoints new noteworthies in the hospitality space, The Connaught remains one of London’s long-lasting greats.

— Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2026

Definition of anoints

Noun

Fans could choose from rows upon rows of cleats, stacks of polos, piles of official football jerseys, bins of socks and racks of helmets.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Police say riders have been trespassing in MDOT work zones, including areas associated with the Restore I-94 project, where large dirt and aggregate piles have been used as obstacle courses.

— Gino Vicci, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of piles

Noun

If executives and fleet managers are still managing their own days with stacks of paper and legacy spreadsheets while demanding that the rank-and-file use advanced AI tools, the initiative is bound to fail.

— Toni Pisano, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
On that day, the Appropriations committees in both Assembly and Senate will announce whether large stacks of bills in front of their committees get to advance.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of stacks

Noun

Make it with red lentils, zucchini, coconut milk, yogurt, and heaps of warm spices.

— Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 2 Aug. 2026
But the process for scoring that second passport can feel less than straightforward, with confusing requirements, heaps of paperwork, and expensive application fees.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

Definition of heaps

Noun

Photos apparently taken by the men themselves show wads of cash on the seat of a car, in a plastic bag and in stacks on the floor of a location in New York.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 1 July 2026
The alpha heroes of 1980s romances—ranch owners, corporate raiders, anyone played by Michael Douglas—tended to be emotionally constipated anti-feminists intent on dominating the opposite sex by using testosterone and wads of cash.

— Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026

Definition of wads

Noun

One such is Japan’s Santec Holdings, a maker of optical testing gear much in demand in AI data centers that use fiber-optic cables to transmit vast quantities of data.

— Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The quantities are expected to support X-energy’s initial Xe-100 small modular reactors and TRISO-X fuel deployments.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

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