Synonyms of doused

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adjective

variants also dowsed

as in soaked

containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water

shook the water out of her thoroughly doused hair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soaked
• bathed
• dripping
• soaking
• washed
• drenched
• wet
• saturated
• watered
• drowned
• saturate
• sodden
• awash
• flushed
• soused
• sopping
• logged
• soggy
• waterlogged
• splashed
• flooded
• submerged
• dipped
• overflowed
• bedraggled
• water-soaked
• moist
• inundated
• deluged
• soppy
• dunked
• rinsed
• steeped
• watery
• swamped
• hydrated
• sluiced
• humid
• irrigated
• damp
• aqueous
• laved
• clammy
• dank
• boggy
• dampish
• squashy
• miry
• sloppy
• seepy
• wettish
• semimoist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dry
• unwatered
• arid
• waterless
• baked
• waterproof
• watertight
• dehydrated
• bone-dry
• hyperarid
• parched
• wrung
• thirsty
• sunbaked
• ultradry
• sear
• droughty
• water-resistant
• sere
• water-repellent
• freeze-dried

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• dry
• unwatered
• arid
• waterless
• baked
• waterproof
• watertight
• dehydrated
• bone-dry
• hyperarid
• parched
• wrung
• thirsty
• sunbaked
• ultradry
• sear
• droughty
• water-resistant
• sere
• water-repellent
• freeze-dried

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doused

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verb (1)

past tense of douse

as in removed

to rid oneself of (a garment)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removed
• doffed
• stripped
• shed
• shrugged off
• put off
• husked
• disrobed
• undressed
• took off
• peeled (off)
• kicked (off)
• stript

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• donned
• threw (on)
• wore
• slipped (into)
• dressed
• clothed
• put on
• clad
• suited
• garbed
• attired
• bedecked
• arrayed
• rigged
• robed
• apparelled
• appareled

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• donned
• threw (on)
• wore
• slipped (into)
• dressed
• clothed
• put on
• clad
• suited
• garbed
• attired
• bedecked
• arrayed
• rigged
• robed
• apparelled
• appareled

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doused

3 of 3

verb (2)

variants also dowsed

past tense of douse

1

as in extinguished

to cause to cease burning

douse the campfire before leaving in the morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extinguished
• blanketed
• quenched
• choked
• smothered
• suffocated
• put out
• stubbed
• blew out
• snuffed (out)
• rubbed out
• snubbed (out)
• stamped (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignited
• lit
• fired
• lighted
• kindled
• inflamed
• enflamed

• ignited
• lit
• fired
• lighted
• kindled
• inflamed
• enflamed

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2

as in drowned

to make wet

the heavy rains thoroughly doused the tourists strolling the town streets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drowned
• washed
• bathed
• soaked
• flooded
• drenched
• wet
• watered
• sopped
• soused
• wetted
• waterlogged
• damped
• bedraggled
• showered
• drizzled
• sprinkled
• hydrated
• misted
• wet down
• moistened
• water-soaked
• submerged
• swamped
• soddened
• flushed
• saturated
• inundated
• deluged
• wetted down
• splashed
• dampened
• impregnated
• bedewed
• overflowed
• rinsed
• steeped
• dunked
• sluiced
• humidified
• sloshed
• irrigated
• aspersed
• moisturized
• laved
• dipped
• ducked
• rewashed
• rehydrated
• rewet
• rewetted
• hosed (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dried
• scorched
• seared
• evaporated
• parched
• dehydrated
• desiccated
• wrung
• dewatered
• freeze-dried
• dehumidified
• drip-dried

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• dried
• scorched
• seared
• evaporated
• parched
• dehydrated
• desiccated
• wrung
• dewatered
• freeze-dried
• dehumidified
• drip-dried

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3

as in dipped

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

• dipped
• soaked
• dunked
• immersed
• submerged
• submersed
• ducked
• sopped
• soused
• bathed
• drenched
• wet
• drowned
• moistened
• steeped
• flooded
• wetted
• plunged
• dived
• dove
• thrust