Synonyms of drenched

drenched 1 of 2

adjective

as in dripping

containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water

the drenched tourists straggled into the visitors' center

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

drenched

2 of 2

verb

past tense of drench

1

as in wet

to make wet

we were drenched by the sudden rainstorm

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in soaked

to wet thoroughly with liquid

when using the carpet shampooer, wet but do not drench the carpet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soaked
• saturated
• drowned
• impregnated
• steeped
• macerated
• immersed
• submerged
• dipped
• washed
• sopped
• soused
• soddened
• waterlogged
• penetrated
• marinated
• inundated
• watered
• bathed
• permeated
• seethed
• swamped
• water-soaked
• moistened
• infiltrated
• doused
• hydrated
• presoaked
• dampened
• humidified
• damped
• swilled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dried
• wrung (out)
• parched
• drained
• emptied
• dehydrated
• seared
• desiccated
• voided
• dehumidified

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drenched

Adjective

Players entered the home locker room after practice, drenched and recounting the biggest moments of the day with fist bumps and high fives littering the room. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Mostly, though, the film has been conceived as a fastidiously sun-drenched, nostalgia-rich homage to the early works of Steven Spielberg. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Where the house’s beloved Valaya leans crisp and fresh, Athénaïs feels more sun-drenched and soft, summery getaways. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 31 July 2026

Warm and lived in, its heritage shines through the terracotta walls, antique wooden bureaus, and sun-drenched reading nooks. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026

That observation eventually led to the discovery of Pitera, the brand's now-iconic ferment; this sheet mask is absolutely drenched in it to nourish and plump skin with amino acids, vitamins, and minerals. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 June 2026

Along a sun-drenched, 150-mile stretch of Route 66 between Albuquerque and the New Mexico-Arizona state line, however, thousand-year-old traditions remain vibrant. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

After a cinematic-like transformation led by no other than Vaccarello, the light-drenched, industrial-chic Saint Laurent Rive Droite boutique reopened last year along with subterranean Saint Laurent Sushi Park Paris, the first and only offshoot of chef Peter Park’s 20-year-old Los Angeles hotspot. — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026

And then there’s Hawaii — one of the world’s most sun-drenched and extraordinary places on earth. — Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026

Verb

Once a refuge for long-haired hippies, artists, and outcasts, the White Isle is now drenched in superclubs, each bigger, louder, and more theatrical than the next. — Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026

Caught unprepared for chemical warfare and lacking standard-issue gas masks, Allied soldiers improvised by covering their mouths and noses with handkerchiefs or pieces of cloth drenched in water or urine. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

While the bed was drenched in blood, the bathroom had little blood, police said, adding that blood patterns in the bathroom further indicated Lindsey’s body had been repositioned. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

MetLife, an outdoor venue, was drenched, and the start was delayed. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026

Advertisement The manosphere is drenched in blood-red carnivorous encomiums. — Michael Kimmel, Time, 15 Aug. 2026

Muncie, too, was drenched by nearly 7 inches of precipitation. — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2026

That year, San Francisco was drenched with its second-wettest winter in history dating back to 1849, receiving 47 inches of rain, double its historical average. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

Younger kids will love standing under the giant bucket of water at Koko’s Kingdom, where they’re guaranteed to get drenched. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026