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saturated

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of saturated

containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
  • the carpet should be damp but not entirely saturated
Synonyms of saturated

awash, bathed, bedraggled, doused (also dowsed), drenched, dripping, logged, saturate, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping, soppy, soused, washed, water-soaked, watered, waterlogged, watery, wet
Words Related to saturated

deluged, drowned, flooded, inundated, overflowed

submerged, swamped

hydrated

dipped, dunked, splashed

aqueous

steeped

flushed, irrigated, laved, rinsed, sluiced

clammy, damp, dampish, dank, humid, moist, semimoist, wettish

boggy, miry, seepy, sloppy, squashy
Near Antonyms of saturated

bone-dry, hyperarid, ultradry

waterproof, water-repellent, water-resistant, watertight

baked, dehydrated, freeze-dried

droughty, parched, sere (also sear), sunbaked, thirsty

wrung
Antonyms of saturated

arid, dry, unwatered, waterless

saturated

verb , past tense of saturate

Synonyms and Antonyms of saturated

to wet thoroughly with liquid
  • saturate your hair with water before applying the dye
Synonyms of saturated

drenched, drowned, impregnated, macerated, soaked, soddened, sopped, soused, steeped
Words Related to saturated

waterlogged, water-soaked

marinated, seethed

presoaked

dipped, immersed, inundated, submerged, swamped

bathed, doused (also dowsed), hydrated, swilled, washed, watered

infiltrated, penetrated, permeated

damped, dampened, humidified, moistened
Near Antonyms of saturated

dehydrated, desiccated, dried, parched, seared

drained, emptied, voided

dehumidified
Antonyms of saturated

wrung (out)

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