Synonyms of sprayed

sprayed

verb

past tense of spray

as in sprinkled

to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on

sprayed the lawn with pesticides

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sprinkled
• dotted
• peppered
• strewed
• scattered
• spotted
• dusted
• drizzled
• sowed
• bestrewed
• studded
• flecked
• blanketed
• speckled
• spattered
• dappled
• stippled
• bespattered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sprayed

No blood was visible, but one area glowed after being sprayed with Bluestar. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026

One award-winning work used chalk powder mixed in water sprayed a la Jackson Pollock. — ABC News, 24 July 2026

Regenerative practices on a farm are not truly regenerative if glyphosate is also being sprayed on that same farm. — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

If rain occurs, pesticide will be sprayed the following evening during the same hours. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 21 July 2026

Instead of using traditional cast-iron cylinder liners, a thin metallic coating is sprayed directly onto the aluminum cylinder walls (similar to technologies like Nikasil, APS, LDS, or Twin Wire Arc Spray, depending on the manufacturer). — New Atlas, 21 July 2026

Cooling towers, used for refrigeration and general building cooling, expel building heat into the atmosphere by pulling outside air through warm water from a central chiller that gets sprayed over a fill material. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Fans were launched into the air, beer shimmered in the sunlight as it was sprayed onto fellow fans, and dozens sang, danced and waved Mexican flags. — Meredith Nierman, NPR, 17 July 2026

In the funny clip reposted on X, the Knicks chanted in excitement as champagne was sprayed around the Larry O’Brien championship trophy. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026