wettest

ADJECTIVE

damp, moist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONG

drenched dripping drizzling moistened pouring raining saturate saturated soaking sopping soused teeming

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arid clear dry

WEAK

dehydrated

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

That came shortly after one of the UK's wettest winters on record in 2023-24, which triggered widespread flooding.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

At the moment it looks like the wettest of the conditions will be across northern and western parts of the UK with drier conditions further south and east.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

In the Highlands and Western Isles, the wettest parts of Scotland, more than a month and a half's worth of rain has fallen.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

His www.weathertrends360.com External link forecasts show that “This year we have it even wetter, and by late Summer-Fall we have it the wettest for the U.S. in 8 years.”

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Ten years ago, during one of the wettest winters on record, a large portion of the canyon road was washed away by the flooding of the San Francisquito Creek.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith