Synonyms for sparkly
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Sparkling — of a liquid, bubbly, effervescent
sparkling, fizzy, effervescent, frothy, scintillating, bubblesome, bubbly
2. Glittery
glittery, glittering, coruscant, glistering, aglitter, fulgid, scintillant
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of a liquid: bubbly, effervescent.
- adj. 2
Giving off sparks, or small flashes of light; glittery
Example sentences
- sparkling I prefer drinking sparkling water to still water.
- fizzy Fizzy water isn't very popular in the United States.
- frothy The coffee is here, it ended up frothy.
- effervescent They looked effervescent in their costumes.
- glittering The sea's surface is glittering in the sunlight.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sparkly | rising | |
| sparkling | rising | |
| fizzy | rising | |
| frothy | rising | |
| effervescent | steady | |
| glittering | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- fizzy
- 6 letters
- bubbly2, frothy2, fulgid
- 8 letters
- glittery3, aglitter3
- 9 letters
- sparkling2, coruscant
- 10 letters
- glittering3, glistering, bubblesome
- 11 letters
- scintillant
- 12 letters
- effervescent4
- 13 letters
- scintillating
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bubbly2 = 2 syllables).