Synonyms of douses

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noun

plural of douse, British

as in blows

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

• blows
• slaps
• swipes
• thumps
• whacks
• knocks
• smacks
• punches
• hits
• thuds
• pokes
• spanks
• strokes
• licks
• pounds
• slams
• beats
• claps
• swats
• bangs
• plumps
• hooks
• kicks
• switches
• bashes
• smashes
• clips
• thwacks
• whams
• biffs
• chops
• wallops
• socks
• whops
• bops
• clouts
• pelts
• lashes
• belts
• raps
• dabs
• cuffs
• hands
• fillips
• haymakers
• slugs
• welts
• stripes
• bats
• picks
• buffets
• hacks
• stingers
• knees
• swings
• lickings
• cracks
• boxes
• busts
• whips
• larrups
• shivers
• beatings
• counters
• counterpunches
• counterblows
• sucker punches
• counterstrokes
• lefts
• body blows
• rabbit punches
• roundhouses
• uppercuts
• batterings
• rights
• thrashings
• KOs
• whippings
• sidewinders
• drubbings
• kayos
• knockdowns
• crunchers
• right-handers
• pastings
• bastinadoes
• one-twos
• wallopings
• knockouts

douses

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of douse

as in removes

to rid oneself of (a garment)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removes
• doffs
• peels (off)
• sheds
• shrugs off
• puts off
• takes off
• strips
• undresses
• husks
• kicks (off)
• disrobes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dons
• wears
• throws (on)
• slips (into)
• puts on
• clothes
• suits
• dresses
• rigs
• arrays
• bedecks
• robes
• garbs
• attires
• apparels

douses

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verb (2)

variants also dowses

present tense third-person singular of douse

1

as in extinguishes

to cause to cease burning

douse the campfire before leaving in the morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extinguishes
• quenches
• blankets
• smothers
• suffocates
• snuffs (out)
• puts out
• chokes
• blows out
• stamps (out)
• stubs
• snubs (out)
• rubs out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fires
• ignites
• lights
• kindles
• inflames

2

as in drowns

to make wet

the heavy rains thoroughly doused the tourists strolling the town streets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drowns
• wets
• washes
• drenches
• soaks
• floods
• bathes
• rinses
• waters
• submerges
• water-soaks
• flushes
• moistens
• damps
• sops
• dips
• inundates
• wets down
• sprinkles
• showers
• waterlogs
• splashes
• souses
• saturates
• dampens
• drizzles
• hydrates
• soddens
• impregnates
• bedraggles
• moisturizes
• deluges
• humidifies
• overflows
• bedews
• mists
• irrigates
• sloshes
• asperses
• hoses (down)
• swamps
• laves
• rehydrates
• dunks
• steeps
• sluices
• ducks
• rewets
• rewashes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dries
• scorches
• sears
• evaporates
• dehydrates
• desiccates
• parches
• wrings
• dewaters
• freeze-dries
• dehumidifies
• drip-dries

3

as in dips

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

• dips
• immerses
• drowns
• soaks
• submerges
• dunks
• ducks
• wets
• moistens
• bathes
• submerses
• plunges
• drenches
• souses
• sops
• floods
• steeps
• thrusts
• dives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of douses

Verb

Is this what happens when Tamra finally douses herself in so much melatonin before filming that her fat tongue won’t move in her mouth? — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

In this recipe, orange juice also douses the bran before and after baking. — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026

The formula is enriched with Japanese red camellia oil, a lightweight, fast-absorbing ingredient that douses the hair in antioxidants. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2025