SPLUTTERED Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in muttered

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verb

past tense of splutter

as in shouted

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as in frothed

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Adjective

Often made by anonymous rappers and producers with a monkish dedication to their craft, this isn’t rap for the live show but for the headphones, music where every muttered word and barely-there snare matters.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026

Definition of muttered

Verb

Sais said the men shouted homophobic and racist slurs before punching him, knocking him to the ground and leaving him with injuries to his face and head.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026
The man called the flight attendant, who is Black, a racial slur and also shouted anti-gay remarks, according to the outlet.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of shouted

Verb

The defense is legit While the offense sputtered, the defense went into overdrive.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Miami’s offense, which lacks speed in the final third and relies more on possession and short passes, has also sputtered at times when opponents clog the passing lanes to Messi.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of sputtered

Verb

Kiju looked at me, took my hand, and walked around the woman and out into the night air as those inside gasped and moved to help the vile woman.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Some of the more than 100 in attendance in the council chambers gasped or laughed when the town revealed that the fines have only amounted to $1,600 so far.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of gasped

Verb

The report said Evans first refused to give officers his name and then spit into one officer's face after being taken into custody.

— Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
Director Arielko Kotzer effectively created an AI feedback loop to see what a combination of tools would spit out.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of spit

Verb

Someone murmured something about bacon and eggs being more appropriate at this time of day.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
True to form, the Boards of Canada resurrection has murmured to life so quietly that only the most obsessive of code breakers twigged it early on.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026

Definition of murmured

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