Synonyms of dunked

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adjective

as in dipped

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

dunked

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verb

past tense of dunk

as in immersed

to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid

dunking a doughnut in one's morning coffee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dipped
• immersed
• drowned
• submerged
• soaked
• ducked
• submersed
• doused
• flooded
• wet
• moistened
• sopped
• bathed
• steeped
• soused
• plunged
• drenched
• thrust
• dived

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dunked

Verb

Candiano said he was dunked five times in the first five minutes of his shift. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

The lawsuit alleges he was held by his legs and dunked headfirst in a bucket of cold water contaminated with human feces. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026

Come for all the doggie high jinks – thanks to a ton of animatronic animals and a John Hughes screenplay – and stay for Close getting dunked in a vat of molasses. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026

In Rome, tourists dunked their arms and faces into the city’s famous fountains, while visitors at Milan Fashion Week hid under parasols. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026

Tourists in Rome dunked in fountains. — Oleg Cetinic, Fortune, 22 June 2026

The Knicks center dunked through him, screamed in his direction and shifted the game’s energy. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026

Pitchfork Steak Fondue Cowboys cook steaks on a pitchfork dunked in hot oil at this dinner event before the Medora Musical. — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026

Soaked in a meaty mushroom stock, dredged in flour, and dunked in buttermilk, these crispy, tender mushrooms are extra delicious. — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 19 May 2026