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dank

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of dank

slightly or moderately wet

  • vegetables tended to go bad quickly in the dank cellar
Synonyms of dank

damp, dampish, moist, wettish
Words Related to dank

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 dank

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 dank

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

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