Synonyms of splashes

splashes 1 of 2

noun

plural of splash

as in sprinklings

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

splashes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of splash

1

as in sprays

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

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

2

as in splatters

to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy

the bus splashed us as it barrelled through the puddles

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in washes

to flow along or against

water constantly splashing the wooden pilings eventually weakened them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• washes
• bathes
• ripples
• lips
• laves
• laps
• bubbles
• sloshes
• gurgles
• plashes

4

as in bubbles

to flow in a broken irregular stream

the spilled juice splashed over the counter and onto the floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• washes
• bubbles
• ripples
• drips
• trickles
• gurgles
• dribbles
• swirls
• laps
• plashes
• rushes
• guggles
• drops
• swishes
• eddies
• squirts
• swooshes
• gushes
• jets
• spurts
• swashes
• spouts
• purls
• spews
• whishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• streams
• runs
• pours
• rolls

5

as in ripples

to move with a splashing motion

a baby splashing about in the tub

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ripples
• bubbles
• sloshes
• laps
• gurgles
• swashes
• babbles
• plashes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of splashes

Noun

For all the back-to-back work, there were some splashes of imposter syndrome. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Surrounded by towering trees, Kitch-iti-kipi’s surface pulls rich green and teal hues during the spring and summer; splashes of orange and yellow during the fall; and hints of white come winter. — Savannah Born, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026

The child-friendly design ensures little to no injury in the event of roughhousing gone wrong and the splashes of color feel youthful but still thoughtfully designed. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026

Think cheery purple asters and yellow splashes of goldenrod, silk-grass and sunflowers. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Valverde would experiment with his images, often by scratching a thin layer of the photographs and adding muted coloring with subtle splashes of vibrant neon paint, though his pieces did not receive critical acclaim until after his death. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Here are 10 candidates, from free-agent splashes to trade acquisitions. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

As a result, the phone is only IP55 rated—safe from splashes but not full submersion. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

Wipe up spills and splashes from the toilet’s exterior and the floor with a disinfectant and paper towels. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2026

Verb

Across the street, the Llano River splashes its way over limestone formations and into reed thickets. — Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 20 July 2026

Harry Kane splashes his face with ice water during a hydration break for a FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarter Final match on July 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida. — Laura Schifter, Time, 17 July 2026

Zero Mostel, as Max Bialystock, then splashes a glass of water at Bloom to snap him out of it. — Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Arthur also pulled together five quieter, more sensory-friendly options in the Charlotte area — including Birkdale Village’s annual midday block party and bike parade, where the Huntersville Fire Department traditionally splashes the crowd before the festivities. — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026

In Literature and Painting Playset, 2025, a Cartman-like figure wearing a beret splashes daubs of paint on the screen while a female figure in pilgrim dress delivers a long, disjointed monologue patched together by Kokopeli from Quora posts, art history texts, and other online detritus. — Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026

The water splashes to the floor. — Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026

As more water splashes the plant, the spores move upward to infect healthy leaves higher on the rose. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026

In response, the paddlers near the front of the canoe momentarily pause their paddling and squeal as the sea lion splashes them. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026