What is another word for dollop?

Pronunciation: [dˈɒləp] (IPA)

Dollop refers to a small amount of a substance that is added to a larger amount. Some synonyms for the word are scoop, portion, blob, dab, splash, splatter, chunk, lump, pat, and touch. All of these words have a similar meaning and can be used interchangeably based on the speaker's preference. Each word also conveys a slightly different image, for instance, blob or splatter might suggest a messier substance than a pat, which suggests something a bit more refined. Whatever word is chosen for "dollop," it should be chosen based on the context of the sentence and what the speaker is trying to convey.

What are the hypernyms for Dollop?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Dollop?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

What are the opposite words for dollop?

Dollop, which means a small amount of something, has several antonyms that denote a large quantity. Some of the commonly used antonyms for dollop are abundance, heap, lot, much, plenty, plethora, profusion, quantity, stack, and myriad. These antonyms are often used when describing a large quantity of something, such as food or money. For instance, while dollop is used to describe a small amount of cream or sauce, an abundance of these would be described as a large amount of cream or sauce. Similarly, while dollop is used to describe a small amount of money, an abundance of money would be described as a lot of money.

What are the antonyms for Dollop?

Usage examples for Dollop

He poured the usual dollop of ink into the boy's hand, and, by George, sir, next minute I was staring at the very thing I'd seen a score of times in my dreams but never out of them.
"Merry-Garden and Other Stories"
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
One Holy Thursday of all days in the almanack, we was here as we mid be now, only there was no churning in hand, when we zid the girl's mother coming up to the door, wi' a great brass-mounted umbrella in her hand that would ha' felled an ox, and saying 'Do Jack dollop work here?
"Tess of the d'Urbervilles A Pure Woman"
Thomas Hardy
The great blunderbuss, moreover, was choked with a dollop of slough-cake; and John Fry's sad-coloured Sunday hat was indued with a plume of marish-weed.
"Lorna Doone, A Romance of Exmoor"
R. D. Blackmore

Famous quotes with Dollop

  • All you need is a hell of an aperceptive mass, an IQ of 150, and a dollop of ESP, and you can ignore the headlines, because you anticipated them months ago.
    George Goodman
  • In order for a slave--or, for that matter, a slaveholder--to become free, a series of successive perceptions must be realized. First, the person must perceive that the owners (and slaves) are merely human, that is, putting all rhetoric aside, that there exists a dichotomy of privilege and exploitation, and that the privilege is a result of exploitation. … The second realization is, once again, that the owners and slaves are merely human, meaning this time that the exploitation and consequent privilege are not inevitable, but the result of social arrangements and force (as well as a huge dollop of bad luck on the part of those enslaved). … The third realization is yet again that the owners are merely human, by which I now mean they are vulnerable. Wealth does not protect them.
    Derrick Jensen

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