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drown

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of drown

1 to cover with a flood
  • whole villages drowned by the overflowing river
Synonyms of drown

deluge, engulf, flood, gulf, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swamp
Words Related to drown

avalanche, smother

overcome, overrun

flow, flush, gush, pour, sluice, spout, spurt, stream

douse (also dowse), drench, soak, wet
Near Antonyms of drown

dehydrate, dry, parch
Antonyms of drown

drain
2 to wet thoroughly with liquid
  • She drowned the carpet with shampoo, and so it took forever to dry.
Synonyms of drown

drench, impregnate, macerate, saturate, soak, sop, souse, steep
Words Related to drown

marinate, seethe

presoak

dip, immerse, inundate, submerge, swamp

bathe, douse (also dowse), hydrate, swill, wash, water

infiltrate, penetrate, permeate

damp, dampen, humidify, moisten
Near Antonyms of drown

dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch, sear

drain, empty, void

dehumidify
Antonyms of drown

wring (out)
3 to make wet
  • cooked pasta drowned in marinara sauce
Synonyms of drown

bathe, bedraggle, douse (also dowse), drench, soak, sop, souse, wash, water, water-soak, waterlog, wet, wet down
Words Related to drown

asperse, bedew, damp, dampen, drizzle, humidify, hydrate, mist, moisten, moisturize, shower, sprinkle

deluge, flood, hose (down), inundate, overflow

submerge, swamp

splash

impregnate, saturate, steep

flush, irrigate, lave, rinse, slosh, sluice

dip, duck, dunk

rehydrate, rewash, rewet
Near Antonyms of drown

dewater, evaporate, freeze-dry

drip-dry, wring

dehumidify
Antonyms of drown

dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch, scorch, sear

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