Synonyms of splash

splash 1 of 2

noun

as in sprinkling

a very small amount

at least you have a splash of common sense—which is more than we can say for your mother

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sprinkling
• glimmer
• shred
• hint
• touch
• speck
• bit
• little
• lick
• dab
• tad
• spark
• spatter
• trace
• handful
• particle
• smack
• dash
• ray
• smidgen
• fleck
• smell
• streak
• pinch
• ounce
• sliver
• shade
• drop
• crumb
• spot
• dram
• peanuts
• bite
• strain
• soupçon
• scintilla
• suspicion
• portion
• nip
• dose
• minimum
• drop in the bucket
• ace
• shadow
• mite
• snap
• taste
• scruple
• driblet
• skosh
• grain
• patch
• modicum
• whit
• part
• molecule
• dot
• nibble
• semblance
• jot
• scrap
• fragment
• scattering
• syllable
• granule
• smattering
• section
• iota
• mote
• atom
• tittle
• vestige
• morsel
• minim
• hoot
• flake
• flyspeck
• shiver
• splinter
• chip
• shard
• smatter
• shaving
• clipping
• nubbin
• shot
• smithereens
• paring
• tatter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loads
• quantity
• bucket
• pile
• plenty
• raft
• abundance
• deal
• mountain
• lot
• mess
• barrel
• wealth
• stack
• mass
• bundle
• heaps
• volume
• profusion
• fistful
• wad
• peck
• bushel
• reams
• gobs
• excess
• boatload
• surplus
• lashings
• overflow
• oodles
• embarrassment
• potful
• scads
• passel
• much
• slab
• chunk
• bonanza
• surfeit
• overabundance
• superabundance
• oversupply
• superfluity
• lump
• hunk
• overage
• overkill
• overmuch

splash

2 of 2

verb

ˈsplash 

1

as in to spray

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

rowdy teenagers splashing water at each other in the community pool

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in to splatter

to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy

the bus splashed us as it barrelled through the puddles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splatter
• soak
• dash
• wash
• drown
• spatter
• bathe
• saturate
• plash
• spray
• water
• bespatter
• sprinkle
• steep
• drench
• squirt
• impregnate
• sop
• slush
• douse
• slop
• souse

3

as in to wash

to flow along or against

water constantly splashing the wooden pilings eventually weakened them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wash
• bathe
• lip
• ripple
• lave
• bubble
• lap
• slosh
• gurgle
• plash

4

as in to bubble

to flow in a broken irregular stream

the spilled juice splashed over the counter and onto the floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wash
• bubble
• ripple
• trickle
• drip
• swirl
• gurgle
• dribble
• lap
• plash
• rush
• guggle
• swish
• drop
• squirt
• eddy
• jet
• gush
• spurt
• swoosh
• purl
• swash
• spew
• spout
• whish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stream
• run
• pour
• roll

5

as in to ripple

to move with a splashing motion

a baby splashing about in the tub

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of splash

Noun

While the organization explored several options, the club ultimately entered the final stretch of the season without making the splash that many observers expected. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

During her Hollywood years, Grace Kelly reportedly followed the famed Erno Laszlo ritual, beginning with Phelityl Cleansing Oil, followed by the brand’s Sea Mud Deep Cleansing Bar, and finishing with 30 splashes of warm water. — Colleen Sullivan, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026

Verb

After a day of hiking, splash around in the indoor or outdoor pool and hot tubs. — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 9 Aug. 2026

For those who do choose to enter the water, experts recommend avoiding splashing, seals and schools of fish. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026