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

2 of 2

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

Genres was dreamed up Clare Grant and Karissa Marston, who brought the project to Gensler and tapped them to lead its design. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

The roaster was also tapped as a finalist for the 2023 awards, when the company was under its original ownership. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

The squash should sound hollow when tapped, similar to a watermelon. — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Amid tumultuous legal waters in 2023, he was tapped as the company’s chief lawyer to lead all legal, compliance and regulatory matters, taking over for Viet Dinh. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026

The Rhode founder tapped go-to celebrity nail artist Zola Ganzorigt, an OPI global ambassador, for the bold look. — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2026

Bersten was tapped as a single-episode replacement for Chmerkovskiy after the latter pro made online comments about judge Carrie Ann Inaba that sparked a widespread backlash. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2026

Those are a couple of the favorite use cases of Zuckerberg and Wang, the 29-year-old MIT dropout and Scale AI cofounder Zuckerberg tapped last year to lead Meta Superintelligence Labs. — Emma Witman, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Justin Jefferson somehow separated enough from the triple coverage that converged at the apex of his route, leaped to snag the ball with both hands, tapped both feet on the turf, and tumbled backward to put the Vikings in front. — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing tapped

• tapped out