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damp

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of damp

1 containing or characterized by an uncomfortable amount of moisture

  • the damp air made 85 degrees feel like 105
Synonyms of damp

humid, muggy, sticky, sultry
Words Related to damp

steamy, summerlike, summery, sweltering, torrid

semitropical (also semitropic), subhumid, subtropical (also subtropic), tropic, tropical

close, heavy, oppressive, smothering, stifling, stuffy, suffocating

clammy, dank, moist

awash, bathed, doused (also dowsed), drenched, dripping, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping, soppy, soused, washed, watered, waterlogged, watery, wet
Near Antonyms of damp

bracing, cool, crisp, fresh, invigorating, refreshing

arid, baked, burned (or burnt), dehydrated, desert, droughty, dusty, parched, scorched, seared, semiarid, sere (also sear), sunbaked, thirsty, waterless
Antonyms of damp

dry

2 slightly or moderately wet

  • marks can usually be removed with a damp cloth
Synonyms of damp

dampish, dank, moist, wettish
Words Related to damp

semimoist

dewy, misty

clammy

humid, muggy, sticky

sultry, summery, sweltering, torrid, tropical

awash, bathed, doused (also dowsed), drenched, dripping, saturate, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping, soppy, soused, steeped, washed, watered, waterlogged, water-soaked
Near Antonyms of damp

arid, dry, waterless

baked, bone-dry, burned (or burnt), dehydrated, desert, droughty, dusty, parched, scorched, seared, sere (also sear), sunbaked

hyperarid, ultradry

waterproof, water-repellent, water-resistant, watertight

Synonym Discussion of damp

wet, damp, dank, moist, humid mean covered or more or less soaked with liquid. wet usually implies saturation but may suggest a covering of a surface with water or something (such as paint) not yet dry.
    • slipped on the wet pavement
damp implies a slight or moderate absorption and often connotes an unpleasant degree of moisture.
    • clothes will mildew if stored in a damp place
dank implies a more distinctly disagreeable or unwholesome dampness.
    • a prisoner in a cold, dank cell
moist applies to what is slightly damp or not felt as dry.
    • treat the injury with moist heat
humid applies to the presence of much water vapor in the air.
    • a hot, humid climate

damp

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of damp

the amount of water suspended in the air in tiny droplets

  • we bought a dehumidifier for the basement when the damp down there began causing mold to grow
Synonyms of damp

dampness, humidity, moistness, moisture
Words Related to damp

mugginess, stickiness, stuffiness

sultriness

clamminess, dankness, soddenness, sogginess, wetness
Near Antonyms of damp

aridity, dehumidification, dehydration, dryness

damp

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of damp

1 to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality

  • refused to let the setbacks damp his drive for success
Synonyms of damp

castrate, dampen, deaden, dehydrate, desiccate, devitalize, enervate, geld, lobotomize, petrify
Words Related to damp

burn out, debilitate, do in, drain, enfeeble, exhaust, fatigue, sap, tucker (out), undermine, weaken, wear, wear out

daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit
Near Antonyms of damp

arouse, rouse, stir

charge, electrify, galvanize

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
Antonyms of damp

brace, energize, enliven, invigorate, quicken, stimulate, vitalize, vivify

2 to make or become slightly or moderately wet

  • damp the shirt slightly before ironing it
Synonyms of damp

bedew, dampen, moisten
Words Related to damp

bathe, lave

douse (also dowse), drench, impregnate, saturate, soak, souse, steep, wash, water, wet

humidify

dip, dunk, immerge, immerse

flush, irrigate, rinse, sluice

refresh, rehydrate, remoisten
Near Antonyms of damp

dehumidify, dehydrate, desiccate, parch, scorch, sear
Antonyms of damp

dry

3 to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling

  • nothing seemed to damp the unwelcome attentions of her suitor
Synonyms of damp

benumb, blunt, cauterize, dampen, deaden, dull, numb
Words Related to damp

muffle, mute, tone (down)

decrease, diminish, lessen, let up (on), lower, reduce, subdue

debilitate, enfeeble, weaken

dwindle, recede, subside, taper (off), wane

alleviate, ease, lighten

abate, moderate
Near Antonyms of damp

amplify, augment, beef (up), boost, consolidate, deepen, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify, redouble, step up, strengthen

animate, arouse, stimulate
Antonyms of damp

sharpen, whet

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