Synonyms of douse

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noun

British

as in blow

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

those soccer hooligans need a sound douse or two from a police officer's club

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blow
• slap
• knock
• hit
• swipe
• thump
• lick
• whack
• punch
• poke
• smack
• spank
• thud
• stroke
• pound
• beat
• slam
• bang
• chop
• clap
• swat
• switch
• lash
• kick
• hook
• dab
• smash
• clip
• pelt
• pick
• crack
• bash
• clout
• belt
• slug
• fillip
• hack
• licking
• plump
• bat
• sock
• biff
• stripe
• wham
• box
• thwack
• bop
• wallop
• buffet
• welt
• whop
• rap
• whap
• bust
• stinger
• cuff
• pounding
• haymaker
• knee
• beating
• hand
• left
• counter
• swing
• larrup
• shiver
• whip
• counterblow
• sucker punch
• right
• whipping
• hammering
• counterstroke
• body blow
• roundhouse
• thrashing
• pummeling
• battering
• one-two
• counterpunch
• knockdown
• clobbering
• flogging
• rabbit punch
• uppercut
• pummelling
• bastinado
• pasting
• KO
• drubbing
• lambasting
• sidewinder
• knockout
• cudgelling
• walloping
• bludgeoning
• cruncher
• cudgeling
• bastinade
• right-hander
• kayo

douse

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verb (1)

as in to remove

to rid oneself of (a garment)

in those days a gentleman would douse his hat when going indoors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remove
• doff
• shed
• put off
• peel (off)
• take off
• shrug off
• kick (off)
• strip
• undress
• disrobe
• husk

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• don
• put on
• throw (on)
• wear
• slip (into)
• clothe
• array
• rig
• suit
• apparel
• dress
• bedeck
• garb
• attire
• robe

douse

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verb (2)

variants also dowse

1

as in to extinguish

to cause to cease burning

douse the campfire before leaving in the morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extinguish
• quench
• choke
• blanket
• put out
• smother
• suffocate
• snuff (out)
• blow out
• stamp (out)
• stub
• snub (out)
• rub out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignite
• fire
• light
• inflame
• kindle
• enflame

2

as in to drown

to make wet

the heavy rains thoroughly doused the tourists strolling the town streets

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in to dip

to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid

douse the grapes in water to remove any grit

Synonyms & Similar Words

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