Synonyms of damp

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adjective

1

as in humid

containing or characterized by an uncomfortable amount of moisture

the damp air made 85 degrees feel like 105

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humid
• sticky
• moist
• muggy
• wet
• sultry
• tropical
• oppressive
• tropic
• subtropical
• subtropic
• heavy
• steamy
• sweltering
• torrid
• summerlike
• clammy
• soggy
• summery
• semitropical
• sodden
• saturated
• dank
• subhumid
• stifling
• soaked
• dripping
• suffocating
• waterlogged
• stuffy
• soaking
• smothering
• sopping
• drenched
• washed
• bathed
• close
• semitropic
• watery
• watered
• soppy
• awash
• soused
• doused
• dowsed

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• dry
• fresh
• cool
• bracing
• refreshing
• crisp
• dusty
• arid
• burnt
• droughty
• dehydrated
• burned
• scorched
• baked
• thirsty
• semiarid
• parched
• desert
• invigorating
• sunbaked
• waterless
• sere
• seared
• sear

2

as in moist

slightly or moderately wet

marks can usually be removed with a damp cloth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• moist
• humid
• dampish
• dank
• dripping
• wettish
• soaked
• soaking
• steeped
• clammy
• misty
• dewy
• muggy
• washed
• soggy
• sodden
• saturated
• sticky
• waterlogged
• sweltering
• tropical
• drenched
• sopping
• bathed
• water-soaked
• watered
• torrid
• semimoist
• summery
• sultry
• saturate
• soppy
• awash
• dowsed
• soused
• doused

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dry
• arid
• burnt
• waterless
• dusty
• droughty
• scorched
• dehydrated
• burned
• baked
• parched
• sunbaked
• bone-dry
• desert
• sere
• sear
• seared
• waterproof
• watertight
• water-resistant
• hyperarid
• water-repellent
• ultradry

damp

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noun (1)

as in moisture

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 & Similar Words

• moisture
• humidity
• dampness
• moistness
• wetness
• stuffiness
• mugginess
• stickiness
• clamminess
• sultriness
• dankness
• sogginess
• soddenness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dryness
• dehydration
• aridity
• dehumidification

damp

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verb

1

as in to drain

to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality

refused to let the setbacks damp his drive for success

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drain
• undermine
• exhaust
• weaken
• dampen
• wear
• desiccate
• deaden
• petrify
• dehydrate
• devitalize
• enervate
• castrate
• discourage
• burn out
• fatigue
• sap
• wear out
• enfeeble
• lobotomize
• debilitate
• geld
• tucker (out)
• daunt
• dishearten
• dispirit
• demoralize
• do in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stimulate
• stir
• enliven
• invigorate
• energize
• quicken
• brace
• vitalize
• arouse
• vivify
• rouse
• charge
• fire
• ferment
• lift
• galvanize
• electrify
• trigger
• spark
• provoke
• excite
• kindle
• inflame
• whip (up)
• foment
• incite
• cheer
• fortify
• inspire
• boost
• instigate
• revive
• renew
• refresh
• buoy
• revitalize
• hearten
• abet
• reactivate
• rejuvenate
• regenerate
• rekindle
• embolden
• recharge
• resurrect
• enflame
• reawaken
• resuscitate
• reanimate
• reenergize
• reawake

2

as in to wet

to make or become slightly or moderately wet

damp the shirt slightly before ironing it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wet
• moisten
• rinse
• wash
• dampen
• flush
• bedew
• water
• steep
• soak
• saturate
• lave
• bathe
• impregnate
• drench
• irrigate
• humidify
• douse
• dowse
• refresh
• dip
• dunk
• immerse
• rehydrate
• sluice
• souse
• remoisten
• immerge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dry
• scorch
• dehydrate
• sear
• desiccate
• dehumidify
• parch

3

as in to dull

to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling

nothing seemed to damp the unwelcome attentions of her suitor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dull
• reduce
• dampen
• blunt
• deaden
• numb
• subside
• weaken
• diminish
• benumb
• decrease
• subdue
• tone (down)
• cauterize
• ease
• alleviate
• muffle
• mute
• let up (on)
• lighten
• moderate
• lessen
• recede
• wane
• lower
• enfeeble
• debilitate
• dwindle
• taper (off)
• abate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enhance
• sharpen
• strengthen
• intensify
• augment
• deepen
• consolidate
• amplify
• stimulate
• step up
• boost
• heighten
• magnify
• whet
• arouse
• beef (up)
• redouble
• animate

dampness

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noun (2)

as in humidity

the amount of water suspended in the air in tiny droplets

the dampness in the air made a mess of my new hairstyle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• moisture
• humidity
• damp
• moistness
• wetness
• stuffiness
• mugginess
• sultriness
• clamminess
• stickiness
• sogginess
• dankness
• soddenness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dryness
• dehydration
• aridity
• dehumidification