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

Cover food when cooking to keep spatters to a minimum. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 May 2026

Don't forget to wipe down the outside of your oven door to remove any spatters. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 6 Feb. 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

Among the 200 photos released by the MPD, spatters of blood stained the interior walls and floors as the lasting marks of a horrific confrontation. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Verb

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