Synonyms of awash

awash

adjective

ə-ˈwȯsh 

1

as in saturated

containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water

the streets were awash from the heavy rains

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saturated
• dripping
• bathed
• flooded
• soaked
• washed
• saturate
• soaking
• wet
• drenched
• sodden
• sopping
• watered
• soggy
• waterlogged
• logged
• flushed
• drowned
• damp
• moist
• doused
• bedraggled
• splashed
• soppy
• submerged
• watery
• water-soaked
• soused
• overflowed
• inundated
• steeped
• deluged
• dipped
• rinsed
• swamped
• hydrated
• aqueous
• humid
• irrigated
• dank
• clammy
• boggy
• sluiced
• sloppy
• squashy
• dunked
• dampish
• laved
• miry
• seepy
• wettish
• semimoist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dry
• arid
• unwatered
• waterless
• bone-dry
• watertight
• waterproof
• baked
• hyperarid
• dehydrated
• water-resistant
• sunbaked
• droughty
• parched
• water-repellent
• ultradry
• thirsty
• wrung
• sere
• freeze-dried

2

as in filled

possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified

the literary review is currently awash in submissions and will not be accepting any more until next year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filled
• abundant
• bursting
• crowded
• packed
• replete
• rife
• teeming
• jammed
• crammed
• stuffed
• fraught
• saturated
• swarming
• brimming
• abounding
• flush
• thronging
• buzzing
• chock-full
• loaded
• thick
• lousy
• bulging
• busy
• overflowing
• full
• clogged
• overcrowded
• congested
• overloaded
• humming
• overladen
• overstuffed
• overfilled
• lively
• bustling
• overfull
• jam-packed
• surfeited
• fat
• animated
• alive
• astir

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• devoid
• empty
• blank
• barren
• stark
• vacant
• void
• bare
• depleted
• insufficient
• short
• drained
• incomplete
• deficient
• exhausted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of awash

Edinburgh is awash with energy during August, with the Fringe attracting hundreds of comedy acts, who perform in venues across the city during the month. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026

The public and private markets are awash with cash for anyone with a plan to make a dent in Nvidia’s lead. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

This will encourage the plant to refocus its energy on producing new blooms, so your garden will be awash in color again in no time. — Lauren David, Martha Stewart, 19 Aug. 2026

This summer’s street style galleries have been awash with wide-leg jeans, worn in countless ways that prove there is no one-size-fits-all formula. — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026