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

Verb

During the first half hydration break, France defender Lucas Digne let himself be doused by a sprinkler. — CBS News, 1 July 2026

Johnson later added Instagram Story posts showing White and others getting doused with water. — ABC News, 1 July 2026

And there the prospects for a thrilling finish were temporarily doused at the Travelers Championship, a PGA Signature Event at which thrilling finishes has been a signature. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026

Whether they’re smothered in pepper jelly, doused in barbecue sauce, or wrapped in bacon, appetizers are your chance to set the tone and impress your guests (because, let’s face it, nothing beats the satisfaction of compliments on your spread). — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 28 June 2026

Witnesses told the court that, on July 30, 2025, Buck-Hayes stormed into Vogler's Danville office and doused him with gasoline before chasing him out of the building and setting him on fire, according to Cardinal News. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026

And a couple of teens doused themselves with orange paint. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026

Inspired by classic dressed hoagies, these sandwiches are filled with peppers, zucchini, eggplant, and red onion and doused in tangy Italian vinaigrette. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 25 June 2026

Per El Mundo, she was doused with a liquid that was supposed to be water with a drop of gasoline, but was allegedly pure gasoline instead. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026