Synonyms of splay

splay

verb

as in to spread

to cause to move outward and apart

He sat with his legs splayed apart.

She splayed her fingers to show off her manicure.

Related Words

• spread
• split
• scatter
• radiate
• branch
• ray
• diffuse
• stem
• part
• fan (out)
• fork
• dissipate
• dispel
• disperse
• divide
• diverge
• ramify
• separate
• unlink
• uncouple
• unyoke

Dissimilar Words

• join
• connect
• couple
• link
• unite

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of splay

The limbs in question were vast, inflatable, and splayed, maybe fifteen feet high, and bent at the knee, as if a giant were lying on its back. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

The moped passenger, who police said was struck by the truck’s rear wheel, can be seen on the video splayed out unconscious on the street. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026

Rogen splays himself, theatrically broken, on the floor. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 26 June 2026

But before long, the singer/guitarist’s blunt attitude that’s splayed all over Lambrini Girls’ protest songs comes out to play. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 16 June 2026