SOUSE Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

souse 1 of 2

noun

as in alcoholic

a person who makes a habit of getting drunk an old souse who lumbered home with a full bottle of gin in him every night

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souse

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verb

ˈsau̇s

as in to wet

to make wet a passing car barreled through the puddle and soused us good

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as in to dip

to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid repeatedly soused the tools in the tub to get the dirt off

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as in to soak

to wet thoroughly with liquid firefighters soused the neighboring houses so that they wouldn't catch fire as well

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Recent Examples of souse

Noun

Both actors were the sons of souses (Dick Hopkins, on retiring from the baking trade, opened a pub), and the stuff was in their bloodstream. —

Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025 Mars in your sign only happens every two years, souse this time wisely. —

Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 3 Aug. 2025 For another Grand Turk specialty, chicken souse served with journey (called johnnycake on other Caribbean islands), Been suggests the deli at the Graceway Grand Turk or the Spot at the JAGS McCartney Airport, which serves the dish on Saturdays. —

Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025 Taste traditional home cooking If fish is for Friday, the traditional Bajan dish of pudding and souse is the staple of Saturday. —

Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025 The meat in souse is first tenderized through boiling and then marinated in lime, cucumbers, peppers and seasonings to pickled perfection. —

Essence, 25 Nov. 2024 Guests were treated to local specialties like fresh conch salad, crack conch fritters, curry goat, chicken souse and more, with a side of carnival vibes and traditional music and dance performances. —

Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 While assembling these souse and bakes, the complex history of the Caribbean comes into full view, as does the resilience of Grenadians who have turned the foods of their oppression such as saltfish into profoundly beautiful, delicious dishes. —

Lelani Lewis, Saveur, 29 Feb. 2024 The caterers served roti and jerk and pelau and souse. —

Victoria Brown, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Feb. 2021

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Mars in your sign only happens every two years, souse this time wisely. —

Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 3 Aug. 2025 The party scenes are tawdry, with flappers frenetically jiggling, their underwear peeking out and soused guests making spectacles of themselves. —

Danielle Teller, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025 The athletes were unwinding in the locker room when Coach Mark Few and his assistants charged in and began sousing them with ice-cold water. —

Andrew Keh, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023 And then there’s the soy sauce that gets soused over everything to improve bad food in a cheap restaurant. —

Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for souse

Noun

The child of alcoholics, Dreesen often referenced his rough-and-tumble upbringing in his comedy sets, telling tales of little Tommy shining shoes in the taverns of the South Side to feed his siblings.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Ray is also an alcoholic, hiding bottles in a toilet tank, an attic, a fireplace flue, even filling a soda bottle with booze for his workout.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026