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adjective

as in dipped

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verb

past tense of splash
1
as in sprayed
to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets rowdy teenagers splashing water at each other in the community pool

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2
as in splattered
to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy the bus splashed us as it barrelled through the puddles

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3
as in bathed
to flow along or against water constantly splashing the wooden pilings eventually weakened them

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4
as in washed
to flow in a broken irregular stream the spilled juice splashed over the counter and onto the floor

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5
as in rippled
to move with a splashing motion a baby splashing about in the tub

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Recent Examples of splashed
Verb
Podcast platforms, which once splashed cash around, have also cut their spending. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 This gargantuan show is replete with Pollock's greatest hits, the giant, frozen dances of paint splashed on canvas that have become iconic. — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026 Plus, Joel Oulette, whose Tommy is standing next to Carrie, gets splashed differently every time. — Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026 After nearly eight months in space, the four members of Crew-12 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday returning from their mission to the International Space Station. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 Playbooks are allegedly going missing in team hotels, only to be splashed all over the Internet. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026 Dissatisfaction was also expressed anonymously early Monday when the school's main administration building was splashed with graffiti and had its doors damaged. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 The spacecraft reentered over the Pacific and splashed down north of Hawaii three hours after blasting off from Texas. — Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026 After the landing burn, the booster successfully splashed down in the Gulf. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splashed
  1. submerged
  2. sprayed
  3. splattered
  4. bathed
  5. washed
  6. rippled
  7. hydrated
  8. sprinkled
Adjective
  • Advanced blue-green optical communications penetrate the water column to communicate with submerged submarines without requiring them to deploy compromise-prone antennas.
    — Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Rescue teams recovered four bodies from inside the submerged vessel on Friday, while seven more were found along nearby shorelines, Bramantyo said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of submerged
Verb
  • Prosecutors say Campbell then sprayed Mobley with mace and stabbed him in the neck.
    — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The shared affinity was clear in the celebration, as Mesa sprayed Cash with alcohol, and Vilade and Erik Neander, the team’s president of baseball operations, embraced while Vilade was interviewed.
    — Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of sprayed
Verb
  • This is a comeback story of the highest order because Taylor Moton's life was at risk, blood was splattered all over his chest, and doctors frantically rushed to keep him from dying from a life-threatening emergency.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In recent years, protesters have torn down his statues and splattered others with red paint.
    — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of splattered
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  • On Saturday morning, Donald Judd’s 100 Untitled Works in Mill Aluminum was glimmering in the Marfa sunshine, bathed in light with nobody to see it.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Dduk Dabang The restaurant specializes in toppoki, which are hot dishes filled with chewy rice cakes bathed in a sauce.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of bathed
Verb
  • The collection also includes an oversize reversible bomber jacket, washed and distressed sweatshirts and T-shirts, a polo, baseball caps and dedicated kids’ pieces.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The tongs used to grab pastelitos, croquetas and empanadas from the hot box had been in use more than four hours without being washed, rinsed and sanitized again.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of washed
Verb
  • Further complicating the government's efforts to bring the French deficit under control are nationwide student protests, which have rippled outward from Paris since late September.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • As the System of a Down banner came down, disbelief rippled through the crowd, many of whom had been waiting all night.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of rippled
Adjective
  • Avoid any activities that may create a spark, secure those outdoor holiday decorations, and stay hydrated!
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Flax seed extract, another key ingredient in the formula, boosts the skin’s natural hyaluronic acid levels to keep it hydrated.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of hydrated
Verb
  • There’s Ellipse, a lineup of sculptural gold links sprinkled with diamond pavé; Modern Pavé, with its playful arrangements of diamonds; and SIX by Royal Asscher, an exclusive collection with the legendary Dutch diamond-cutting house.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The Fort Worth list indicates restaurants mostly downtown, the Shops at Clearfork and a few sprinkled in the Stockyards.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of sprinkled

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“Splashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splashed. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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