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Synonyms of lather

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Another word for lather is suds. Other synonyms of lather are soap suds, spume, foam and froth.

Synonyms and similar words for lather

nounThe foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.

  • sudsLather; foam or froth formed by mixing soap and water.
  • soap sudsLather, suds, foam produced by soap in water.

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

Meaning of lather

  1. noun The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
  2. noun Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
  3. noun A state of agitation.

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Questions about synonyms of lather

What is another word for lather?
Lather has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as suds, soap suds, spume, foam and froth.
What does lather mean?
Lather means the foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lather (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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