Synonyms of irrigated

irrigated 1 of 2

adjective

as in moist

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

irrigated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of irrigate

as in rinsed

to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse

if you get the chemical in your eye, irrigate the eye thoroughly with water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rinsed
• washed
• flushed
• flooded
• sluiced
• washed out
• inundated
• flowed
• saturated
• engulfed
• deluged
• soaked
• swamped
• drenched
• gushed
• streamed
• rushed
• douched
• hosed
• splashed
• doused
• sloshed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of irrigated

Adjective

According to a post on the Douglas County website, the fireworks will be launched from an irrigated bluegrass field with members of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office and South Metro Fire Rescue monitoring the site throughout the event. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 1 July 2026

But growing anything is considered a beneficial use as long as it’s planted, irrigated and not a native species or noxious weed. — Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026

There is about 650 acres of irrigated farmland and pasture, hay production and grazing. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026

Land has been taken from irrigated production. — Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026

In the past, irrigated rice paddies were kept flooded throughout the growing season, resulting in constant greenhouse gas emissions produced by microbes that thrive in the wet environment. — Hanqin Tian, Fortune, 25 May 2026

In the past, irrigated rice paddies were kept flooded throughout the growing season, resulting in constant greenhouse gas emissions produced by microbes that thrive in the wet environment. — Hanqin Tian, The Conversation, 22 May 2026

Continuing to cut farm water allocations is on track to fallow a million acres or more of irrigated farmland in the state, causing a devastating loss of jobs and economic productivity. — Edward Ring, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026

One problematic issue of this new law is Water Code Section 10608(e)(2), which requires HOAs with over 5,000 square feet of irrigated common area (not only turf) to certify compliance to the State Water Board every three years. — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026

Verb

Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite that infects food that has come into contact with human feces, most commonly when produce is irrigated or washed with contaminated water. — Savannah Peters, Fortune, 18 July 2026

Soybeans, by contrast, cover less land, and less of that acreage is irrigated, which, at this scale, matters more than the quirks of individual plants. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 July 2026

Williams saw close to 100 bushels of wheat per acre irrigated last year, but this year might only have 30 to 40. — ABC News, 20 May 2026

Plants are less likely to catch fire if they are properly irrigated, pruned to remove all dead material, and free of fallen leaves, needles and twigs. — The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026

When selecting a sprinkler, look for one with a coverage pattern that most closely matches the area to be irrigated (the shape and size of the space the sprinkler covers should be listed on the package). — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026

There's no question about the iconic status of Tegallalang, the flawless and highly photogenic rice terraces curving around hillsides and irrigated by the subak system, which has UNESCO status. — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026

The Gottenborgs, who raise cattle and hay, irrigated a little in the last couple of weeks. — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026

Fresh water would be pumped at least 100 miles inland to reach California's Imperial Valley, a vast desert that today is irrigated with Colorado River water to grow crops from alfalfa to lettuce and onions. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026