Synonyms of sprinkle

sprinkle 1 of 2

noun

1

as in rainfall

a light or fine rain

decided it was not worth carrying an umbrella for just a sprinkle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rainfall
• drizzle
• precipitation
• mist
• shower
• mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• storm
• deluge
• downpour
• thunderstorm
• rainstorm
• cloudburst
• monsoon

2

as in handful

a small number

received only a sprinkle of suggestions for the name of the school mascot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handful
• couple
• few
• scatter
• sprinkling
• scattering
• smattering
• smatter
• minority
• modicum
• grain
• fragment
• shred
• whit
• molecule
• jot
• particle
• atom
• iota
• tittle
• crumb
• scrap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• many
• loads
• mountain
• thousands
• host
• flock
• multitude
• army
• most
• crowd
• horde
• majority
• legion
• excess
• oodles
• scads
• plenty
• surplus
• abundance
• gazillion
• zillion
• quantity
• pile
• jillion
• stack
• kazillion
• lot
• heap
• pot
• wealth
• mass
• deal
• peck
• slew
• raft
• profusion
• reams
• plenitude
• wad
• slather
• gobs
• much

sprinkle

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verb

ˈspriŋ-kəl 

1

as in to spray

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

sprinkle the newly seeded lawn with water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spray
• pepper
• dot
• strew
• scatter
• drizzle
• spot
• dust
• sow
• bestrew
• stud
• blanket
• fleck
• speckle
• spatter
• dapple
• stipple
• bespatter

2

as in to dot

to mark with small spots especially unevenly

sprinkled the cake with bits of coconut

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dot
• pepper
• stain
• spot
• dye
• fleck
• speck
• marble
• speckle
• blotch
• dapple
• splotch
• stipple
• freckle
• mottle
• stripe
• shoot
• blot
• intersperse
• streak
• bar
• spatter
• band
• set
• stud
• bespatter

Examples of sprinkle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The top gets a sprinkle of mozzarella, brushed with oil, and topped with pepperoni. —Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2024

Christine soon realized something crucial about Kody and Robyn's presence at the baby sprinkle. —Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024

Verb

Dunkin's spider doughnut (which got a purple-colored makeover this year) and the Halloween sprinkle doughnut and Munchkin are returning. —Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024

Such well observed details are sprinkled throughout, revealing the complexity, fallibility and kindness of ordinary people. —Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024