Synonyms of tapped

tapped 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of tap

as in drummed

to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically

tapped her foot in time to the music

kept tapping the desk with his pencil

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drummed
• banged
• patted
• pounded
• rapped
• hit
• clapped
• knocked
• slammed
• batted
• clicked
• smacked
• thumped
• whacked
• bopped
• flicked
• thwacked
• hammered
• beat
• socked
• thudded
• pinged
• swatted
• struck
• bashed
• pasted
• tipped
• clattered
• clinked
• bonked
• walloped
• chinked
• chucked
• pitter-pattered
• pit-a-patted

tapped

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verb (2)

past tense of tap

as in drained

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely

the oil company tapped that first well completely dry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drained
• pumped
• emptied
• sucked
• drew (off)
• siphoned
• drafted
• bled
• cleaned
• evacuated
• flushed
• milked
• exhausted
• cleared
• vacated
• purged
• depleted
• decanted
• voided
• effused
• vacuated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filled
• washed
• soaked
• watered
• bathed
• drenched
• flooded
• wet
• inundated
• drowned
• overflowed
• deluged
• submerged
• doused
• swamped
• soused

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tapped

Verb

The California Department of Industrial Relations has tapped the state’s workers’ compensation fund to pay for internal investigations of its employees, a practice critics say violates state law restricting how that money can be spent. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026

But so far, only Dandy Middle has been tapped for Schools of Hope. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

William Urban, who said he was tapped to serve as military deputy to the publisher. — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Don’t forget to follow the team on The Athletic, if you’re not already tapped in. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

In 2018, former Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration tapped billionaire Elon Musk’s The Boring Company to build an express train to the airport using unproven tunneling technology. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Polley, who is Canadian, has apparently pulled a classic move and tapped Toronto to play New York. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026

The French maison’s makeup line, known as La Beauté Louis Vuitton, tapped Nicolas Ghesquière (LV’s artistic director) and Pat McGrath (the house’s creative director for cosmetics) for its new limited-edition offering. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026

Now a Kalinga design will be tapped dot by dot into my skin by a mambabatok, a traditional tattooist. — Marisol Delarosa, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing tapped

• tapped out