as in suffused
to spread throughout
with tie-dyeing, the dye does not interpenetrate the entire fabric
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interpenetrated
Verb
-
And, come evening, the ocean’s surface is suffused with gold as the sun dips beyond the horizon.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026 -
The galleries were suffused with the tang of iron and old cum.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
The 26-page report describes two stab wounds — one to the right abdomen that perforated the liver and another to the left chest that penetrated an intercostal space.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
-
Strong start Banchero penetrated the paint early and often and didn’t settle on the offensive end of the floor.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Affordability permeated every topic, as candidates offered their solutions to the high costs Californians reckon with daily.—
Anne Bryson,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
-
From the arts to architecture to language to radio, Nazi propaganda permeated the mass imagination.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Oil slid as risk-averse sentiment pervaded global markets and investors digested fresh developments in US-Iran tensions that continue to cloud the supply outlook.—
Mia Gindis,
Bloomberg,
11 Feb. 2026
-
The feeling of pieces that have been worn for years, a manifestation of the secondhand market boom, also pervaded the predictions.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Interpenetrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interpenetrated. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
