Synonyms of slosh

slosh

verb

1

as in to ripple

to move with a splashing motion

the baby gurgled contentedly as the water sloshed gently around him in the bathtub

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ripple
• splash
• bubble
• lap
• gurgle
• swash
• plash
• babble

2

as in to splash

to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets

while painting the Windsor chair, he carelessly sloshed paint all over the adjacent wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splash
• slop
• spatter
• sprinkle
• spray
• dash
• swash
• wash
• dabble
• squirt
• lap
• plash
• spritz

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slosh

One of the regulars is sloshed and keeps turning the knob, switching radio stations every which way. —E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026

That money built up other countries’ economies or sloshed around as financial surpluses that fueled financial market exuberance and asset bubbles that could suddenly pop. —Amy Myers Jaffe, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026

My experience of being a new mum is there’s another layer of the crap that doesn’t serve you that just sloshes off. —Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026

The common factor in all of this is the Federal Reserve (albeit acting in very good faith in response to successive defense, financial and health crises) increased the amount of money sloshing around relative to the size of the economy to unprecedented levels. —Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026