Synonyms of spatters

spatters 1 of 2

noun

plural of spatter

as in splashes

a very small amount

a spatter of praise for her work was mixed in with quite a lot of criticism

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashes
• specks
• sprinklings
• glimmers
• touches
• little
• bits
• hints
• licks
• traces
• sparks
• dabs
• particles
• flecks
• shadows
• streaks
• handfuls
• crumbs
• rays
• shades
• shreds
• ounces
• smells
• smacks
• driblets
• bites
• slivers
• spots
• drops
• peanuts
• nips
• dashes
• suspicions
• scruples
• pinches
• mites
• soupçons
• drams
• strains
• smidgens
• aces
• parts
• snaps
• scintillas
• molecules
• dots
• grains
• drops in the bucket
• patches
• skoshes
• tastes
• atoms
• syllables
• granules
• fragments
• portions
• scraps
• doses
• jots
• vestiges
• minims
• sections
• motes
• smatterings
• semblances
• flyspecks
• nibbles
• minima
• splinters
• flakes
• morsels
• chips
• hoots
• scatterings
• shards
• iotas
• nubbins
• whits
• shivers
• shavings
• clippings
• modicums
• tittles
• tatters
• smithereens
• smatters
• parings
• shots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loads
• quantities
• piles
• buckets
• mountains
• barrels
• masses
• stacks
• lots
• heaps
• bushels
• gobs
• messes
• reams
• rafts
• fistfuls
• bundles
• pecks
• wads
• deals
• abundances
• scads
• volumes
• lashings
• boatloads
• oodles
• wealths
• much
• profusions
• overflows
• excesses
• potfuls
• surpluses
• embarrassments
• superfluities
• plenties
• chunks
• slabs
• passels
• bonanzas
• overages
• lumps
• overmuch
• hunks
• overabundances
• oversupplies
• surfeits
• overkills
• superabundances

spatters

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of spatter

1

as in sloshes

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

a passing car spattered mud on her clothes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashes
• sloshes
• slops
• sprinkles
• sprays
• dashes
• swashes
• washes
• dabbles
• squirts
• laps
• spritzes
• plashes

2

as in splatters

to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy

the dog vigorously shook himself, spattering the carpet and walls with water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splatters
• splashes
• soaks
• dashes
• washes
• saturates
• bathes
• drowns
• bespatters
• sprays
• waters
• impregnates
• drenches
• sprinkles
• plashes
• squirts
• steeps
• sops
• douses
• slops
• souses
• slushes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spatters

Noun

Officers found blood spatters on kitchen cabinets, the refrigerator, walls and the ceiling. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Casseroles that bubble over and onto the racks and the holiday turkey that spatters grease all over the inside of your oven can make the need for cleaning more urgent. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026

Don’t forget to wipe down the outside of your oven door to remove any spatters. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 July 2026

According to the Los Angeles Times, there are now around 100 sheriff’s detectives that have been assigned to assist on the case, which took a harrowing turn as blood spatters were reportedly discovered at the scene. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2026

Her baseball uniform and hat were given the Halloween treatment with blood spatters on her shirt and face. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025

The mural depicted a judge in a traditional white wig and black robe striking a protester with his gavel as the protester’s sign is marked with Banksy’s signature blood spatters. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 10 Sep. 2025

Verb

Blood runs from his shoulder to his wrist and spatters the car door below. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Abbott’s blood spatters all over Nile’s face, which looks almost jubilant in the act. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025