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

A little lemon, a lot of cucumbers, and a splash of gin or tequila make this one of summer’s most refreshing drinks. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 July 2026

The Phone 4b is IP64-rated for a dust-tight and splash-resistant design. — Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Verb

Once the darling of the NBA, the next heartthrob to splash on posters and commercials, the acrobatic point guard concedes he is viewed negatively. — Jason Quick, New York Times, 12 July 2026

The sleeping quarters are set down into the towers, and because Wertheim's was at sea level, the North Sea splashed against his bedroom walls, inches from the bed. — Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 12 July 2026