LAVED Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in irrigated

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verb

past tense of lave

as in washed

to flow along or against the cold water from the stream gently laved her burned fingers

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Adjective

According to the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, about 52% of the Colorado River's water is used for irrigated agriculture.

— Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 28 July 2026
The report found that DFW has the best non-irrigated wheat in the state due to rainfall at the right times and the fungal issues in the wheat crops in other parts of the state.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026

Definition of irrigated

Adjective

The moist bacteria-and-fungus-breeding environment created within shoes is something most of us try to ignore.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
Place in a Sunny Spot Position your pot in a spot that receives full sun—at least six to eight hours of direct sunlight daily—and keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of moist

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As a main, the branzino, bathed in a lemon-orange sauce and complemented by asparagus gratinée, was peerless and paired well with the beet salad.

— Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
What audiences see, bathed in stage lighting, is a virtual Cerati materialize almost like a specter that’s just walked through a portal from the great beyond.

— Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of bathed

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Even the band’s Interscope debut, 1991’s Sailing the Seas of Cheese, only splashed a thin layer of lacquer onto an ugly, unruly beast.

— Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
The retreat debuts on the heels of a Dioriveria pop-up boutique at the Belmond property that splashed down there earlier this summer.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 July 2026

Definition of splashed

Adjective

Davidson is more steeped in Democratic politics, including working for years as a political consultant and winning a county legislature seat in 2023.

— Chris McKenna, USA Today, 22 June 2026
Terrestrials is so steeped in local, environmental minutiae that doing the kind of analysis necessary to fully understand every lyric can feel like an extra-credit assignment.

— Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026

Definition of steeped

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Like many inland dikes, the barrier in agricultural fields near the small town of Waddinxveen, east of The Hague, is made of peat that needs to be damp to be strong enough to hold back water.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
In the hallway that night, Miriam had moved close to touch Birdie’s flushed cheek, damp and hot with the sickness.

— Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of damp

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