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Antonyms for sprinkle
ˈsprɪŋ kəlsprin·kle
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term sprinkle.
Wiktionary
sprinkleverb
To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
The confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes.
Synonyms:
sprinkling
Princeton's WordNet
scattering, sprinkle, sprinklingnoun
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
Synonyms:
scattering, sprinkling, strewing, dispersion, sparge, aspersion, scattersprinkle, sprinkling, spargeverb
the act of sprinkling or splashing water
"baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt"
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scattering, aspersion, sparge, sprinklingscatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperseverb
distribute loosely
"He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
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circularise, dissipate, spit, pass around, spread, dot, spread out, diffuse, broadcast, disseminate, constellate, sparge, propagate, scatter, pitter-patter, splosh, circularize, break up, patter, dust, spatter, dispel, circulate, disperse, stud, splash, distribute, besprinklesprinkle, splash, sploshverb
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
"She splashed the water around her"
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swash, slush, squish, squelch, spit, dot, splatter, plash, pitter-patter, scatter, spatter, sparge, patter, besprinkle, dust, disperse, slop, splash, splosh, sloshsprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patterverb
rain gently
"It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
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swash, spit, dot, skewer, spit out, ptyalize, spue, plash, spatter, pitter-patter, scatter, ptyalise, sparge, patter, besprinkle, dust, spew, bespatter, disperse, splash, splosh, splattersprinkle, sparge, besprinkleverb
scatter with liquid; wet lightly
"Sprinkle the lawn"
Synonyms:
spatter, patter, pitter-patter, splash, dust, disperse, splosh, dot, besprinkle, sparge, scatter, spit
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
sprinkleverb
Synonyms:
scatter, strew, besprinkle, bedew, asperse
How to use sprinkle in a sentence?
When it was a single heart-healthy nutrient, you could just inject that nutrient into food and claim it’s healthy food, which it wasn’t, or if there’s a superfood like chia seeds, you could take a really unhealthy food and sprinkle chia seeds on it and say, ‘Ah, I’m now protected.’ No, it needs to be part of an overall healthy pattern of foods.
To get even more sulforaphane absorption, you can sprinkle some mustard powder on top, blueberries are rich in certain anti-inflammatory polyphenols known as flavonoids that fight DNA damage and slow age-related damage to brain cells.
We all share concern about marginalized seniors with limited health care access and poorer overall health status, sprinkle a dangerous new pathology that's not well understood on top of that, and you have a recipe for greater disparities in care.
If you really love the taste of salt, instead of cooking with it, sprinkle a little bit on your food before eating it, it gives that same salty taste without being buried in the food.
The government should introduce water-efficient seed varieties in water-stressed areas and train farmers on using drip irrigation and sprinkle irrigation to save the scarce resource.
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