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damp
Synonyms and Antonyms of damp
- the damp air made 85 degrees feel like 105
steamy, summerlike, summery, sweltering, torrid
semitropical (also semitropic), subhumid, subtropical (also subtropic), tropic, tropical
close, heavy, oppressive, smothering, stifling, stuffy, suffocating
awash, bathed, doused (also dowsed), drenched, dripping, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping, soppy, soused, washed, watered, waterlogged, watery, wet
Synonym Discussion of damp
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- slipped on the wet pavement
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- clothes will mildew if stored in a damp place
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- a prisoner in a cold, dank cell
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- treat the injury with moist heat
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- a hot, humid climate
damp
Synonyms and Antonyms of damp
- we bought a dehumidifier for the basement when the damp down there began causing mold to grow
damp
Synonyms and Antonyms of damp
- refused to let the setbacks damp his drive for success
excite, ferment, fire, foment, incite, inflame (also enflame), instigate, kindle, provoke, spark, trigger, whip (up)
abet, boost, buoy, cheer, embolden, fortify, hearten, inspire, lift
reactivate, reanimate, reawake, reawaken, recharge, reenergize, refresh, regenerate, rejuvenate, rekindle, renew, resurrect, resuscitate, revitalize, revive
- damp the shirt slightly before ironing it
- nothing seemed to damp the unwelcome attentions of her suitor
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