SPRINKLED Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in dotted

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verb

past tense of sprinkle

as in sprayed

to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on sprinkle the newly seeded lawn with water

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as in peppered

to mark with small spots especially unevenly sprinkled the cake with bits of coconut

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There is just enough wry humor—think Shaun of the Dead—sprinkled throughout to keep things from getting too grim, often deriving from Bryan’s cluelessness and general lack of skills. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026 Sheets of nori are coated with tempura batter and sprinkled with a togarashi-ish spice blend. — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 Yet, that doesn’t make any of the cases sprinkled within the show any less worthwhile. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026 But there are magnificent churches sprinkled across the country. — Rick Steves, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2026 With red and yellow confetti sprinkled around them on the field, Mom and Dad gave their little girl a smooch. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 For the final touch, bright red pomegranate arils are sprinkled over the top. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026 Parmesan can still be delicious, particularly when it’s melted into a sauce, stirred into a casserole, or sprinkled over a weeknight pasta dish. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2026 The foam men were meant to be sprinkled throughout the city near any event tied to Quebec New York 2001. — Jesse McLaren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprinkled

Adjective

To reduce confusion, the top plate has a dotted pattern around each key position that can accept a magnetic switch.

— Francisco Lahoz, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2026
The black dotted forecast line shows the multi-model median whereas the surrounding range shows the 25th–75th percentiles.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of dotted

Verb

Many farmworkers who were interviewed, including Lopez, who was sprayed in the raisin field, said employers did not provide pesticide safety training.

— Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Once the party moved inside, the Rays sprayed bubbly and beer on each other while jumping up and down and dancing to loud music in their clubhouse.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of sprayed

Verb

That meant Burnham and his Cabinet were peppered during the conference with questions about security lapses and potential state threats from Iran or Russia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Television commercials featuring the likes of Alabama great Nick Saban have peppered college football broadcasts this month, and Cruz appeared on ESPN's College GameDay to promote the bill.

— Becky Sullivan, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of peppered

Adjective

The viewpoint looks across Windermere and was once fitted with colored glass designed to make the scenery appear as though it were being viewed in different seasons.

— Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
Mailaender used different types of mirrors, geometric wall patterns, colored cork and linoleum, wavy steel and deliberately 1980s-style locker-room doors.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of colored

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The pillowy dough is flecked with cinnamon and crowded with tender chunks of apple.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Mikey Madison’s pink- and purple-flecked tinsel became one of the defining beauty details of Ani in 2024’s Anora, while Zara Larsson has made shimmering, maximalist hair a fixture of her Midnight Sun era.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of flecked

Adjective

Propped up against them were colorful large-scale oil paintings of orbs floating against blurry color fields.

— Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
In colorful illustrations that are just as energetic and immersive as the text, Aaron Marin pulls the whole adventure together.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of colorful

Verb

The prosecutor then showed the jury Daniela’s shirt, which the detective said was stained by brown decomposition fluid, and Julia’s clothing, including her underwear soaked in blood.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Dozens of arrests have been made but so far no one has been convicted in an affair that traumatized Mexico and stained the country's reputation.

— CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of stained

Adjective

At least some of the time, Hawthorne really was warming the little speckled eggs from which his masterworks would hatch.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Sometimes, these genetic acrobats would jump into the middle of a purple pigment gene and interfere with its function, producing a speckled cell.

— Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of speckled

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