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Synonyms for lather

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

whip strap slash froth suds

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Whip

whip, flog, lash, welt, trounce, strap, scourge, slash, lambast UK, lamblast US

2. Suds — to form lather or froth, as a horse does when profusely sweating

suds, froth, foam, spume

Other

soap informal

Noun

1. Sweat

sweat, stew, fret, swither

Other

soap suds, agitation

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To form lather or froth, as a horse does when profusely sweating.

  2. v. 2

    To cover with lather.

    I lathered my body with lavender-scented soap.

  3. n. 1

    The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.

Related words

Word family
latherwort lathery
Phrases
lather up

Forms

Plural
lathers → sweats, stews, frets, swithers…
Past participle
lathered
e.g. lathered → whipped, flogged, lashed, welted…

Example sentences

  • whip I'm sure you'll whip us up something really good.
  • strap I'm bothered since the strap of my backpack tore.
  • slash The U.S. should slash its military budget in half.
  • froth Beat the whites of 3 eggs to a stiff froth.
  • suds It's unusual for this brand of soap not to make suds well.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
latherrising
whiprising
straprising
slashsteady
frothsteady
sudsrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
soap1, whip1, foam1, stew1, lash1, fret1, welt1, flog1, suds1
5 letters
sweat1, strap1, slash1, froth1, spume
7 letters
scourge1, trounce1, lambast, swither
8 letters
lamblast
9 letters
agitation4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (agitation4 = 4 syllables).

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