Synonyms of dousing

dousing 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of douse

as in removing

to rid oneself of (a garment)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removing
• peeling (off)
• doffing
• stripping
• shedding
• putting off
• taking off
• shrugging off
• kicking (off)
• undressing
• husking
• disrobing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• donning
• throwing (on)
• slipping (into)
• wearing
• putting on
• clothing
• dressing
• rigging
• arraying
• suiting
• robing
• garbing
• attiring
• bedecking
• appareling

dousing

2 of 2

verb (2)

variants also dowsing

present participle of douse

1

as in extinguishing

to cause to cease burning

douse the campfire before leaving in the morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extinguishing
• quenching
• blanketing
• smothering
• choking
• putting out
• suffocating
• snuffing (out)
• blowing out
• stamping (out)
• stubbing
• snubbing (out)
• rubbing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• firing
• lighting
• igniting
• kindling
• inflaming

2

as in wetting

to make wet

the heavy rains thoroughly doused the tourists strolling the town streets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wetting
• drowning
• washing
• flooding
• drenching
• soaking
• rinsing
• watering
• bathing
• sopping
• flushing
• sprinkling
• waterlogging
• dipping
• submerging
• wetting down
• showering
• sousing
• splashing
• moistening
• damping
• water-soaking
• inundating
• misting
• saturating
• drizzling
• bedraggling
• hydrating
• soddening
• deluging
• moisturizing
• swamping
• dampening
• humidifying
• impregnating
• overflowing
• irrigating
• dunking
• sluicing
• laving
• sloshing
• hosing (down)
• ducking
• steeping
• aspersing
• bedewing
• rehydrating
• rewetting
• rewashing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drying
• scorching
• searing
• dehydrating
• parching
• evaporating
• desiccating
• dewatering
• wringing
• freeze-drying
• dehumidifying
• drip-drying

3

as in dipping

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

• dipping
• immersing
• drowning
• soaking
• dunking
• ducking
• submerging
• wetting
• submersing
• sopping
• sousing
• moistening
• flooding
• drenching
• bathing
• plunging
• steeping
• thrusting
• diving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dousing

Verb

The remnants of Hurricane Isaias will finally move out on Monday after dousing the Philadelphia region with soaking rain all day Sunday. — Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

According to the press release, Ortega had attempted to set it on fire, dousing the interior with gasoline and shooting at it. — Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Made by stuffing braised pork onto crusty bread and dousing the whole thing in a tomatobased sauce, tortas ahogadas are impossible to miss and impossible to eat politely. — Michael Snyder, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026

The action has a satisfying crunch, thanks in part due to Wingard’s delight in dousing his actors in buckets of fake blood. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2026

Black-and-white news footage shows volunteer firefighters swatting flames with tree branches and dousing flare-ups with flower-pot watering cans. — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Toronto Blue Jays Celebration Sparks Unexpected Controversy The Blue Jays have developed a familiar tradition of dousing players with water after victories at Rogers Centre. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

With help from the nearby Southwest Harbor Fire Department, the crew of the Tremont Volunteer Fire Department sprang into action, shutting down the road and dousing the Tesla using an arsenal of firehoses. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 12 Aug. 2026

Fire crews and citizens are now dousing smoking embers — a job that could take weeks. — ABC News, 31 July 2026