Synonyms of doused

doused 1 of 3

adjective

variants also dowsed

as in dripping

containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water

shook the water out of her thoroughly doused hair

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

doused

2 of 3

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
• peeled (off)
• shed
• put off
• shrugged off
• kicked (off)
• took off
• undressed
• husked
• disrobed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lit
• fired
• ignited
• kindled
• inflamed

2

as in drowned

to make wet

the heavy rains thoroughly doused the tourists strolling the town streets

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doused

Adjective

The hurricane center said Polo gained significant force overnight into Friday morning and doused parts of Mexico’s Pacific Coast. — Eugene Garcia, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Verb

My favorite was Manti, a homemade lamb and beef steamed dumpling doused in tomato sauce and garlic yogurt. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026

Migrants were required to pay entrance fees, take literacy tests, and submit to delousing protocols, which meant stripping naked and being doused with kerosene, gasoline, or DDT. — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Smoked carnitas, a play on Dominican carne salada made from brisket trimmings confited in their own fat, are a study in silky-fatty goodness, doused with spicy green aji verde. — Hilary Cadigan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026

The first sign of the picture’s flair for 4DX innovation came when Colman peed into her chamber pot and then tossed the contents out the door — and into the audience’s face, as we were all doused with water representing Colman’s urine. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026

Of course, everything comes down to that famous prom scene, with Carrie being crowned queen before being doused with pig’s blood. — ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

Tate McRae Likely doused in her new fragrance, Tate 01, Tate McRae made her Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show debut in a hair aesthetic that was right on trend. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

The department was unsure of the route the aircraft was trying to take, and the crash started a small grass fire that was quickly doused. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Then again, after getting doused with hot coffee earlier, the day had nowhere to go but up for the coach. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026