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muggy

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Synonyms & Antonyms of muggy

containing or characterized by an uncomfortable amount of moisture

the air was so muggy we felt we just had to go for a swim

Synonyms for muggy

damp,
humid,
sticky,
sultry

Words Related to muggy

steamy,
summerlike,
summery,
sweltering,
torrid

semitropical
(also semitropic),
subhumid,
subtropical
(also subtropic),
tropic,
tropical

close,
heavy,
oppressive,
smothering,
stifling,
stuffy,
suffocating

clammy,
dank,
moist

awash,
bathed,
doused
(also dowsed),
drenched,
dripping,
saturated,
soaked,
soaking,
sodden,
soggy,
sopping,
soppy,
soused,
washed,
watered,
waterlogged,
watery,
wet

Near Antonyms for muggy

bracing,
cool,
crisp,
fresh,
invigorating,
refreshing

arid,
baked,
burned
(or burnt),
dehydrated,
desert,
droughty,
dusty,
parched,
scorched,
seared,
semiarid,
sere
(also sear),
sunbaked,
thirsty,
waterless

Antonyms for muggy

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“Muggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muggy. Accessed 29 Nov. 2021.

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The first known use of muggy was in 1728

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