soaking

ADJECTIVE

damp

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cloudy dank drizzly misty moist muggy saturated soaked sodden soggy steamy sticky waterlogged

STRONG

drenched dripping sopping

WEAK

clammy dewy drippy irriguous oozy steam bath vaporous wettish

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dry

WEAK

arid dessicated dried parched

ADJECTIVE

soaked

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drowned sodden soggy wet

STRONG

drenched dripping sopping soused

WEAK

dank soppy water-logged wringing-wet

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dehydrated dry

ADJECTIVE

sopping

Synonyms

STRONG

drenched dripping drowned saturated soaked soused

WEAK

dank sodden soggy soppy water-logged wringing-wet

ADJECTIVE

soppy

Synonyms

WEAK

aqueous clammy dank dewy drenched dripping drizzling foggy humid misty moistened muggy pouring raining rainy saturate saturated showery slimy slippery slushy snowy soaked sodden soggy sopping soused stormy teary teeming water-logged watery wringing-wet

ADJECTIVE

waterlogged

Synonyms

STRONGEST

soaked sodden soggy wet

WEAK

dank drenched dripping drowned sopping soppy soused wringing-wet

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dehydrated dry

ADJECTIVE

wet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dank foggy humid misty muggy rainy slippery snowy soaked sodden soggy stormy

STRONG

drenched dripping drizzling moistened pouring raining saturate saturated sopping soused teeming

WEAK

aqueous clammy dewy showery slimy slushy soppy teary water-logged watery wringing-wet

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arid clear dry

WEAK

dehydrated

NOUN

bath

Synonyms

STRONGEST

shower tub

STRONG

ablution cleansing dip douche dousing gargle laving scrubbing soak soaping sponging wash

NOUN

dip

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dive plunge

STRONG

bath douche drenching ducking immersion soak swim

NOUN

irrigation

Synonyms

STRONG

flooding inundation spraying sprinkling

NOUN

saturation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

congestion overload

STRONG

engorgement impregnation plethora superabundance

NOUN

washing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bath bathing laundry

STRONG

ablution fomentation laundering lavabo lavage lavation laving maundy rinsing

WEAK

abstersion detersion lavement

Example Sentences

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The chicken warms gently in the pan, soaking it up, and suddenly you have a dinner that feels borderline dinner-party-adjacent.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Franchises that demand public money for stadiums think nothing of turning around and soaking the same public for mediocre seats, hot dogs and beer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Higher oil prices are soaking up more of their discretionary funds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

He seems to imagine acolytes — or at least, television audiences — eagerly soaking up his bon mots.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Families and friends gathered on a crisp October morning, soaking up the gravitas of the moment.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

soaking

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