Synonyms of souse

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alcoholic
• drunk
• sot
• drunkard
• drinker
• soak
• tippler
• inebriate
• toper
• dipsomaniac
• alky
• alkie
• boozer
• rummy
• tosspot
• juicer
• boozehound
• soaker
• juicehead
• lush
• wino
• swiller
• swigger

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• teetotaler
• abstainer
• teetotaller
• nondrinker
• teetotalist

souse

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verb

1

as in to wet

to make wet

a passing car barreled through the puddle and soused us good

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wet
• drown
• wash
• water
• flood
• rinse
• soak
• drench
• bathe
• sop
• sodden
• wet down
• dip
• douse
• flush
• dowse
• waterlog
• sprinkle
• water-soak
• damp
• shower
• bedraggle
• moisten
• mist
• drizzle
• submerge
• splash
• lave
• swamp
• duck
• hose (down)
• hydrate
• bedew
• humidify
• moisturize
• dampen
• impregnate
• deluge
• asperse
• saturate
• inundate
• overflow
• irrigate
• sluice
• slosh
• steep
• dunk
• rehydrate
• rewash
• rewet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dry
• dehydrate
• sear
• parch
• evaporate
• scorch
• desiccate
• dewater
• wring
• freeze-dry
• drip-dry
• dehumidify

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dip
• duck
• immerse
• drown
• dunk
• submerge
• dowse
• douse
• wet
• sop
• moisten
• soak
• steep
• bathe
• submerse
• plunge
• drench
• flood
• thrust
• dive

3

as in to soak

to wet thoroughly with liquid

firefighters soused the neighboring houses so that they wouldn't catch fire as well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soak
• drown
• drench
• impregnate
• dip
• saturate
• macerate
• steep
• sop
• wash
• sodden
• submerge
• immerse
• water
• penetrate
• swamp
• marinate
• seethe
• bathe
• moisten
• waterlog
• water-soak
• inundate
• swill
• hydrate
• permeate
• douse
• damp
• infiltrate
• dowse
• presoak
• dampen
• humidify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dry
• drain
• wring (out)
• dehydrate
• sear
• void
• empty
• parch
• desiccate
• dehumidify